By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor

SPRING HILL — Laying down in a frigid tub of water may not sound like fun to many people, but that’s exactly what a group which meets every week at Waisenhaus Park is all about.

Pittsburgh Tub Club gathers at the park in Spring Hill every Wednesday to take turns sitting in tubs of ice water for up to five minutes at a time. The group was co-founded by Eric Tenpas and Tyler Butler, and began three years ago when their respective wives got them tickets to a cold water workshop in Cleveland, Ohio.

After finding the experience surprisingly enjoyable, they bought a 100-gallon tub the very next weekend after the workshop, and also began inviting their friends to join in. Unknown to the two at the time, this would be the start of a club which has grown to around 50 regular attendees every week.

“We started inviting our friends, and our friends started inviting their friends,” Tenpas said of the experience.

Check out the August edition of The Northside Chronicle for the full story.