Cold . 45 to 55 F
The cold plunge.
Three pools, each five degrees colder than the last. Walk in slowly, breathe out long, and stay for thirty seconds. That is a full plunge. Included in every pass, $42 to $78.
Three pools
Start warm. Work your way down.
Each pool holds four people sitting. Tap anywhere here and watch the water move.
- 55F
The friendly one
Cold enough to wake you up, easy enough for a first visit. Start every visit here.
- 50F
The middle
Where most regulars settle. One to two minutes, shoulders under, hands out of the water if you like.
- 45F
The serious one
Sharp. Thirty seconds to a minute is plenty. Nobody needs three minutes at 45 to feel the point.
How to breathe
The first ten seconds are the hard part.
The cold makes you gasp. That is a reflex, not a problem. Your only job is to make the next breath slower than the last one.
Stand at the edge
Two slow breaths. In for four, out for six.
Walk in on an exhale
Step down the stairs while you breathe out. Do not jump, do not dunk your head.
Sit and count
Shoulders under. Count ten slow exhales. That is about thirty seconds.
Get out calmly
Stand up, towel off, walk to the lounge. Let your body warm itself.
Start with thirty seconds
Short and often beats long and miserable.
Thirty seconds at 55 F, three times in one visit, is a real cold practice. Add time across visits, not within one. Most regulars land between one and two minutes.
Get out straight away if you feel numb, dizzy or stop shivering in a way that feels wrong. Cold is not a test. Pair the pools with the sauna or the softer steam room so you have somewhere warm to go next.
Filtration, in plain words
Where the water goes when you are not in it.
The whole pool runs through this loop three times an hour. Ines tests it four times a day and writes the numbers on the board by the pools.
Sand filter
Catches hair, lint and anything you can see.
UV lamp
Kills bacteria without a strong chlorine smell, so a small dose is enough.
Chiller
Holds each pool within a degree of its number, all day.
Thirty seconds. You can do that.
Every pass from $42 includes all three pools. Nervous? A guided session walks you in, or book the whole house for your crew.