<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Guides — Cold Plunge Tub</title><description>Cold plunge guides: how cold the water should be, how much ice an ice bath needs, and what a cold plunge costs to buy and run. Every figure sourced.</description><link>https://coldplungetub.net</link><language>en-US</language><item><title>How cold should an ice bath be? 50 to 59°F</title><link>https://coldplungetub.net/guides/cold-plunge-temperature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coldplungetub.net/guides/cold-plunge-temperature</guid><description>How cold should an ice bath be? Start at 50 to 59°F. What Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and a review of nine trials say, and what colder water costs in ice.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>basics</category><category>temperature</category></item><item><title>Cold plunge vs ice bath: same thing?</title><link>https://coldplungetub.net/guides/cold-plunge-vs-ice-bath</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coldplungetub.net/guides/cold-plunge-vs-ice-bath</guid><description>Cold plunge vs ice bath: both mean sitting in cold water, usually at 50 to 59°F. What differs is how the water gets cold, how steady it stays and what it costs.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>basics</category></item><item><title>How much ice for an ice bath? About 50 lb</title><link>https://coldplungetub.net/guides/how-much-ice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coldplungetub.net/guides/how-much-ice</guid><description>How much ice for an ice bath? About 50 lb cools 100 gallons from 60°F to 50°F. A table for any tap temperature, the sum behind it, and ways to use less ice.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>basics</category><category>ice</category></item></channel></rss>