As a physician with almost 20 years of experience in health care, I can honestly say that cold plunges should be regulated. Section R392-302-33 of the Utah regulatory code already outlines the specific use of hydrotherapy pools. In addition to normal pools regulations, hydrotherapy pools are “exempt from all other requirements of R392-302, only if use of the hydrotherapy pool is restricted to therapeutic uses and is under the continuous and direct supervision of licensed medical or physiotherapy personnel.”
The tour has yet to announce prize money for next year except for the $15 million purse to start the year at The Sentry, $20 million at seven other signature events, $25 million for The Players Championship and a $25 million bonus for the FedEx Cup champion. “If this is an arms race and if the only weapons here are dollar bills, the PGA Tour can’t compete,” Commissioner Jay Monahan said in June 2022, when LIV Golf was just starting to buy top players and Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund was an enemy instead of a partner.
A Venice ice bath studio played matchmaker to more than 100 singles, inviting them to speed date in cold plunge pools. Did things heat up in the freezing cold?