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That’s Cold

How to Stay Cool This Summer

The way we see it, you’ve got two options: 1) pack up and move to Canada, or 2) find some crazy, cold spa treatments to get you through summer. Now, let’s not just disregard that Canada idea. But in the meantime, these should help.

CHILL FACTOR: 1

Cold Plunge Pool at the Four Seasons Spa

The Treatment: Skip the hot whirlpools and head straight for this thing. Because it’s an invigorating pool of icy cold water. Yeah, that’ll feel nice.
The Result: It really gets the blood flowing. And the teeth chattering. Success.

CHILL FACTOR: 2

The Ice Fountain at Espa

The Treatment: The Joule’s subterranean spa has a curious amenity. An ice fountain. Which is basically a magic hole in the ceiling that drops little ice pellets.
The Result: A refreshing cooldown, sure. But also: one crucial ingredient for DIY mint juleps.

CHILL FACTOR: 3

The Ice Room at King Spa & Sauna

The Treatment: The 24-hour King Spa & Sauna has an entire ice room. Take a seat on the bench and enjoy being blasted with the coldest air conditioner in town.
The Result: Flashbacks to that glorious time known as “winter.” And probably some goose bumps.

CHILL FACTOR: 4

A Cryo Chamber at CryoUSA

The Treatment: You’ll undress. You’ll step into a chamber. You’ll be enveloped in dry air that gets as low as minus-320 degrees. Sounds wild.
The Result: Muscle recovery, rejuvenation, the strange feeling of being a human popsicle.

CHILL FACTOR: 5

Frozen Cocktails at Spa Castle

The Treatment: Frozen cocktails. Which you’ll drink at Spa Castle’s swim-up Aqua Bar.
The Result: That special brain freeze you achieve by sipping frozen daiquiris indoors, in a pool, on a hot day. Take that, summer.