'Torture time' for Samantha Ruth Prabhu: Post workout, Citadel star relies on ice bath for body recovery

Samantha Ruth Prabhu: Ever wondered why many professional athletes and fitness enthusiasts take ice baths? They believe ice bath is an effective recovery tool for the body. Recently, South star Samantha Ruth Prabhu took an ice bath dip and shared about the same on her Instagram story.

What made Samantha do that? Well the Citadel star is quite into heavy workouts and is training for high-octane action sequences for the Russo Brothers’ web series. Ice bath treatment has its own potential benefits and the actor believes it helps her in recovery.

Action mode on for Samantha

Samantha shared a picture of herself immersed in an ice bucket and wrote, "It is torture time," followed by #Icebathrecovery and #actionmodeon.

Before you get inspired by Samantha, know that it is important to not stay in the ice bath for more than 15 minutes.

Benefits of taking ice baths

Ice bath can help reduce inflammation and swelling. It helps in muscle recovery after a heavy workout session. The chill, cold water makes your blood vessels constrict and get smaller and as soon as you step out of it, the change in temperature helps them to rapidly re-open. It also delivers oxygen and nutrients to the muscles

Can prevent muscle soreness

One of the most important benefits of an ice bath is it supports immunity.

Improves mental health and sleep as ice baths calm your body down. According to researchers, taking a cold shower, a similar option to ice bath, can help relieve exertional hyperthermia. It helps you focus on your breathing. Ice baths may be a pleasant experience post a workout session but can be painful in many ways

On the work front, Samantha will next be seen opposite Vijay Deverakonda in the Telugu rom-com Kushi. She also has Citadel India with Varun Dhawan lined up. The two are currently shooting for this Raj & DK directorial in UP.

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