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'''Contrast showers''' are ] that alternate between hot and cold ].
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Some believe that this is a method of ]ing, improving the ] and the ]. It is also used as a method for recovery after strenuous ], such as ], hockey, ] or ]. Whilst it may be believed that contrast showers reduce the levels of ] in ]s, thereby reducing or avoiding ], some scientific evidence is to the contrary.<ref></ref><ref name=robergs>{{cite journal | author = R. Robergs, F. Ghiasvand, D. Parker | title = Biochemistry of exercise-induced metabolic acidosis | journal = Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol | volume = 287 | issue = 3 | pages = R502–16 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1152/ajpregu.00114.2004 | pmid = 15308499}}</ref>

Contrast showers are also occasionally used in ], initiation rituals and to self-inflict pain.

Various cycles can be used, usually ending with a cold cycle. Some sources suggest an increase in the ] difference over the cycles.

*3 minutes hot, 1 minute cold
*2 minutes hot, 1 minute cold
*1 minute hot, 1 minute cold

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