Cold Shower VS Ice Bath: Which one is better?
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- Answering all your ardent questions about cold water exposure ❄️🚿 🛀
0:14 How does the cold relate to the mindset and the breathing?
2:00 What is the best form of cold exposure and why?
3:13 When do you feel fully adopted to the cold? When is it enough?
4:50 Whould I alternate between cold and hot exposure?
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“The Iceman” Wim Hof is a Dutch athlete and multiple Guinness World Record holder known for his ability to withstand extreme cold and his extraordinary achievements.
Wim believes that EVERYONE is capable of doing the same exceptional things his body allows him to do. That’s why he developed the Wim Hof Method - a combination of breathing exercises, cold therapy and commitment - to give YOU the tools to take control over your body.
He’s on a mission to share the potential health benefits of his method, working with scientists around the world to prove that his techniques work.
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Stage 4 germ-cell teratoma cancer of the liver & lung Survivor- here. This is golden advice here. I have been doing Wim Hof breathing exercises & they have strengthened my breathing. Soon going in for tests to compare lung strength before & after starting these exercises. I've been also doing cold baths & I'm not getting sick as much as I was. My immune system seems to be building. Wim Hof is amazing!
How did you fight off cancer? Been into this a year now with my mother. Its tough when doctors give you no hope and "friends" are turning their back just wanting to avoid this "unpleasant" situation.
Thank you, god bless
You are a super-human
♥️
I'm glad you are doing better. Wish you all the best.
@@stefpatras Keep doing the breathing and cold showers. The Cold increases the white blood cells ( cells that fight off disease & infection ) and the breathing, alkaline your body ( Cancer can't live in an Alkaline body )
It's a process that gets better the more you do it, so, stick to it and all the best to you and your mother. Don't listen to those people.
Im 77yrs old 4 times cancer survivor I've been doing WH for a month everytime I come out of the cold shower I can't stop laughing, I feel energised thank you Wim
Well done, keep going!
Cancer 4 times? Holy shii
Do you start with hot water or directly into cold?
How did you survive
hahaha thats funny to hear as when I come out of my cold shower I get the urge and do laugh out loud, then the warm body buzz and feeling so alive you cant beat it, although I have just bought an ice tub for my garden so that might just beat the shower, I will let you know.
"Forcing doesn't bring development. Forcing brings destruction." Words to live by!
Yes! And that includes how we teach our children! That is a universal teaching you just quoted from Wim. (It came from the creator/universe/whatever you want to call "IT" if we want to be real. We just heard it through Wim because that Man has tapped into the creator. (Like you Said: "Forcing doesn't bring development. Forcing brings destruction.") So it is self-sacrifice like the Bible claims. It is acceptance. It is surrender. It is taking up your cross and walking into that freezing cold pond with a thin layer of ice on top of it and snow everywhere.... Complete trust and surrender. (Adaptation)..... I literally just learned all of this as I was typing it out. Thank you so much for your comment. I just learned a lot very quickly I need to go meditate and see where else this goes 🙏🧘♂️🔥❤️🫂
my Chinese Acupuncture Doctor told me ancient Chinese medical technique - he said one o not 2x o so too fast too far too cold is not good so 1x o it is good and benefit you much
Wise words
What you resist persist
I dont agree with this :/ just review it
I have to remind myself every time that it's gonna be cold. And I'm still always surprised at how cold it is. Then I remind myself that it's cold for the Ice Man, too. And that comforts me somehow
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Haha me too!! 🤣
Lol! That’s awesome😂 I’ll have to tell myself that little joke when I’m in the cold bath next time!😉
I liked this a lot 🤗 thank you 😁
Nice!
Taking ice baths and doing the breathing has created an unparalleled peaceful stasis for me. I am calmer and happier because of this method. Sincerely, thank you.
same, this man helped me alot.
Cold showers have just been the entrance for me as I'm feeling no pain after 2-3 minutes. After that I have a great feeling like energized and optimism, but on the other hand, I feel like it is not enough for me. I've never taken an ice bath before. Do you think this should be my next experience to go deeper into that method/brain setting?
@@TheFyLu22 That's what I've been wondering too. I've enjoyed cold showers for close to two years now (or only a bit more than one year with the cold all the way through). Now I'm thinking I should get a barrel and an ice maker machine!
Same
Same same... lost my depression to 👍🙏👍🙏👍🙏👍
Thank you mr hof 🥳❣❣❣
You changed my life forever I had crippling anxiety and depression and obsessive thoughts. This healed me more than any medicine ever could. God bless you man 👨
im with you on that one! currently experiencing a slight relapse... thats probably because i havn't kept up with my practice! back to it!
Christine this amazing news! I am going through horrible anxiety right now and just wondering how you started off your regimen?
Same for me. I love Wim Hof for helping so many people!
how often do you do the wim hof breathing and how often do you take cold shower or icebaths?
Stop drinking caffeine if you are genetically predisposed to anxiety or depression. Caffeine exasabates it.
"Don't compare. Just go where in you feel the best." Wim really understands the importance and meaning of mindset.
I started on the easy stuff, dabbling with a little luke warm water at the end of my shower. Before long I was switching it down to cold for 5 mins. I thought I was in control, I could go back to warm or hot if I wanted but I didnt. Then I started freezing blocks of ice in the family freezer and taking baths with the ice in it. This then took over a complete freezer in the house and I was bathing every day in ice blocks.
Last month I bought my first chest freezer but this was a bit small for my shoulders so I ended up buying a brand new chest freezer just for me to bathe in. Its now got a thermostat regulator, ozone generator and filter. And Im down to 1degree C for my sessions. Im Martin and Im an Ice Addict.
Can you make a video on what you have or share links with us?
I'm in my 4th month of daily 2 minute cold showers, and have felt some dramatic benefits. Would you mind sharing the differences in how you feel between the cold showers and the ice baths? Thanks.
Love this reply
Epic!
You are crazy my sir and that's a good thing
Word of advice for those who want to buy a container to do ice 🧊 baths. A 100 gallon stock feed tank is cheaper than a barrel, chest, etc. It cost me $90 at my local farm and fleet, hardware store etc. It also had a drain plug which is super convenient.
Brand I have is Rubbermaid 100 gallon. I am 5’10 200lbs and I fit in just fine. Also another tip. Use frozen bottle water. It’s reusable and saves you money buying ice bags at $2 - $3 a bag.
Plastic degradation.
Ty so much!
Wim has such a lively personality. Always a joy to listen to him.
I start to see the reason. Recently I feel the same kind of buzzing energy. I think the reason is WHM is kind of kick-start for endorphin relase and creating positive feedback loop for body-mind system. Then it's become naturally energetic and would stay on that higher level of functioning.
Deutsch.
I agree with you! God bless Win Hof to share with us his knowledge!! 🙌🙌💜
@@johnmc3862 Dutch
Wim for president!🤩
I'm Korean so I can barely understand English but I really like his positive energy
His English is quite clear.
Smooth like butter ;)
@@johnmc3862 Yes his English is clear and perfect but What I said is I'm bad at English😂
@@kkingkkyong seems alright to me mate; keep it up 👍
당신은 좋은 직관을 가지고 있습니다
I lost my stepson last year to suicide & Wim Hof kept me from the depths of despair
Sorry for your loss xxxx sending healing thoughts your way.
I am so sorry for your loss xx
I believe a natural source of water like a pond or lake is the coolest firm of cold exposure because you also feel very connected to nature.
I just did this in a creek the other day. I totally agree! Looking forward to when it gets colder out so I can try it more often.
The best I’ve known is wild swimming the blue lagoon, never felt so alive. Have to put up with cold showers most of the time though.
Yep agree totally. Mother Nature radiates an energy that cannot be replicated anywhere else.
I live in Norway and i have a little pond from a river 20 meters from the house. So just wake up and go to the pond. Just listening to the river, birds and everything in the nature. Only nature sounds here 😍
I love the ocean/beach in winter. Nature is awesome!
Been taking cold showers for 236 straight days, never had experienced this mental acuity and disposition, chills!
Chills! haha that's genius and I'm going to embrace it
Cold bath and showers have changed my life. In 2022 I had covid, was in hospital 12 days with flu and had multiple colds. Since ive been doing daily cold baths or showers for 5 months I've not been sick. Thank you Wim, i'm eternally grateful. 😊
People don't need vaccines, they just need to live properly.
Most are stuck in the modern mud of consumption.
Glad you are on the right way, keep it up
I've been doing whm for at least 1 and half year, what I feel is just an AMAZING changing of life and chemistry, I'm able to stay 4 minutes without air in the lounge during the exercise and at least 20 minutes Inside a cold shower (7 degrees water). Usually every year I was feeling sick with flue and hight temp body deseas almost every year, but from that moment Im able to stay in the winter outside during the snow with no clothes and not feeling sick again! I've done the test of anticorps in my body even for covid and the result was amazing, I tripled them! There are no words for this gift given by wim and I can just thank you for have changed my life. Nature bless you Wim!
Wow, that is great news that you have not been ill for over a year and a half. Especially in a Pandemic.
Twenty minutes in a cold shower, I hope I can get to do that too. I'm hoping to measure my Peak Flow (Lung Health). I had Asthma for 48 years. I managed to cure myself with organic fruit/veg and wild herbs. Now I want to strengthen my lungs using the Wim Hof method. I want to show my Asthma Nurse and Doctors that I don't need inhalers to get over 400 on the Peak Flow meter. And hopefully beat that score. Imagine if I could get up to 500 or even 600.
What’s anticorps?
I have been doing Wim's cold therapy for 26 months , at the start I lasted 20 seconds after warm shower , Now building it I walk into the cold shower and stay in for at least 7 minutes twice per day - Thank You brother WIM
I have a question, what exactly do you mean by a cold shower? I have been showering with cold water only since this winter. In all winter seasons before, I used to shower with warm water. And summers in my country are definitely hot enough so always cold showers. Should I make the water colder than environmental temperatures? For example, instead of the 18-20 Celsius here, should I use even colder water? I can easily stay in cold shower for as long as 5-10 minutes if I wanted to but I feel like I am just using relatively warmer water than what other people are using.
Yeah but don’t shower too much it’s bad for your skin
Putting some drops of hemp oil on your whole body after showering or bathing is wonderful and rehydrates the skin.
@@activeturtle770 the temperature should be below 12 C to get the benefits. Closer to 0 C seems better and you don't need to stay in as long.
As cold as your shower can go.
I extend my greatest respect to Mr Hof, however, I am 66.5 years old , was introduced to cold therapy over 50 years ago, went several years without practice and then was given a book by Dr. Paavo Airola on "Juice Fasting", practicing cold shower therapy. Sorry I don't know the medical terms, but my experiences were profound. I was foolish with drugs and alcohol (clean and sober today). When practicing cold therapy, my psyche is profound, a strong sense of intuitiveness a new found energy. I can't tell you how long it's been since I've been sick or needed any kind of injection. This is one of the best methods of strengthening your immune system. For beginners please please don't get discouraged, if I may suggest try doing a little meditation before entering the cold. And I don't just mean a cold shower or cold bath, in the winter when it gets really cold just put on your wetsuit and stand outside, I like doing it barefoot because then you do some grounding. I'm sorry this took so long but this is a subject I'm really passionate about and I wish you the absolute best on your journey and GOD BLESS.
Wim Hof should be given a Nobel Prize.
Pharmacy company's would go bust
Living in Arkansas, my cold body of water is my spring fed creek 🥰 the native fish are my buddies. I always bring them food when I come. Seeing them come to me and enjoy a good meal makes it so much easier
That sounds like a beautiful experience!
@@afsharlady it really does..
Lucky you! And 🐠! 🕊️
This is so sweet what a life
Never thought anyone would convince me to take cold showers and I've now been taking a cold shower every day, in December, for a week 🤣
same here😂
what were your experience with it so far?
@@adolforangel1236 feel calmer and more energetic
Same and loving it
@@Crows_before_bros but .. but .. it's cold 🥶
--- reading all these comments reminded me of my school days --- cycling across town in the rain to play rugby in the mud, then back to a COLD school shower, no excuses! --- maybe that's why I'm med free at almost 84 --- Love & Respect Wim, you're the greatest!
I’ve been doing cold showers and deep breathing now for over two years… Completely helped reverse any illnesses I had and change my life for the better
What illnesses did you have?
@@HeroC14 I had really bad liver disease. Not saying that it what is the 100% contributor for me healing but… It gave me the strength that I needed to push through and make these major changes in my life. Before I knew it was my liver I was suffering from major anxiety and panic attacks which I never had before. I found these techniques cold therapy and breathing and they got me through the hardest times in my life
@@minidora1 That's great to hear. Thank you and God bless you. I've been doing WH for over a year and anxiety is definitely down for me, which can cause stress and exasperate other conditions.
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@@minidora1 Hey Robert. Severe anxiety sufferer here too. Just started doing Wim Hof breathing and it seems to be helping. How long did you do it before you saw results for your anxiety?
Cold showers are far worse than cold plunges. The cold plunge’s toughest moment is over the moment you get in. The cold shower is constant torture. For me anyway.
I started last year around this time with cold showers and running to my local lake every second day.
Been following this routine all trough out the winter up to today.
You can´t describe, how alive you feel, after coming home from a 1 hour run and -12 degrees outside temperature and swimming in ~1 degree water for 10 minutes.
It sounds like a cliche, but this changed my life.
That is awesome!
Awesome for you!!! No cliche at all :)
I keep forgetting my favorite days ever have been bitterly cold ski/snowboard experiences. I assumed the fun was despite the cold, now I'm starting to wonder if I had that backwards
@D Legionnaire that's not quite the idea, but you'll get more of an extreme thrill from extreme cold. Try it brah
@KINGDOM MT Carson ridge bro.
Wim, better than your techniques is your personality , most humble,sincere and truthful . Huge Respect to you brother .
I can't do without my morning cold shower.Even in Winter.
I feel really energized afterwards!
Same here, I'm addicted to cold showers 😂😂😂
I'm not an instructor, but from what I've learned, I think the breathing exercise is triggering the stress response in a relaxed environment, while the cold teaches you to be relaxed in a stressful environment. The trick is to get used to the two extremes.
I think you are right on
"The presence of oxygen, is the absence of disease" BREATH !
I just found this man. I am trying to turn the shower colder bit by bit. I remember when I was a kid I LOVED being out in the snow and cold all day. I loved it. As I got older this changed.
That’s nice I’m 12 and love the cold
I know. I am a 67 yr old thin wuss. Hang in man.
I used to tolerate the cold pretty well. Not anymore..
For me cold showers were a game changer but if cold showers are like beer, ice baths are whiskey
I love this man he’s so full of love and intelligence! I do whatever he says!
I have taken 1 hot shower in the past 5 months because of this guy. Even the warm shower, I made sure to finish with ice cold water. If I feel stress, I crave a cold showet
Three months now taking cold showers. Love it. Surprised how quickly body adapts. Thank you.
I‘m 3rd day in, getting used to it more quickly than expected
Do you take direct cold showers ? Or first warm and then slowely to cold?
@@plumrambo6969 I’ve been taking cold showers for months now too. The weather is hot. So it’s easy to jump in a cold shower. Not as much cold water these days. Perfect for newbs to start.
@@FiLipiNoJezus yea but its said that taking cold showers in very hot weather makes it for you even hotter after if you expose yourself to cold, when i take very hot showers in hot wheater my body adjust to the heat and the hot day becomes more enjoyable, in cold wheater i do the opposite and take very cold showers and icebaths to take away the coldness of very cold wheather , my body adjust to cold then and the cold days become more enjoyable because my body stays warm
I wish my shower were colder, but maybe I've just adapted. At least, it will get colder as the temps drop. I don't have a bath tab. Would love to take an ice bath.
Almost two years of doing this I can tell how great it is. I swim in cold water every morning and shower with cold water every day
You are one of those souls who comes to this world to change it! Thanks
I am a believer of the power of the mind, I stopped panic attacts after having the first one by just chanting for 30 mins for 1 week. Yes, and I am not religiuos, but after 1 week the anguish was gone from my stomach. Now I am going thru a very hard time in my life emotionally, and my body started falling apart. Coming accross WH method and all these testimonies gives me what I just needed. Thank you!
I was already doing cold, love real cold water, but the breathing i didn't already do and started last week. I suffer trauma's and living loss through parental alienation syndrome, ten years without my children because of sick familysystems and I feel really depressed with anxiety for almost ten years. But after the first exercise I felt neutral and really calm for the first time, it was amazing so I will keep doing this till I feel better. When I do the exercise I feel okay for about an hour, then I drop back down and then I do it again. Just as long as I can let go of my grief. In addition, already have a Keto lifestyle to control blood sugar. I already have so many benefits from this and with the occasional long fasting period during which autophagy occurs I also get deep into the body, including the brain cells. I hope with the cold and the breathing in gain control of myself again and finally feel happy again.
everything will get better.
You got this Im proud at you🙏💯 Keep on and progress 👍 as the person under me already said, everything will get better
Hello from Cambodia to Wim and the Ice Man tribe. Even we have never met in person yet, hopefully one day we will. I have been having ice-shower almos every day for a few year now. We use our home freezer to make ice in the plastic bottles. My husband and I love ice-shower and we feel great. We are very grateful to have found you, Wim. Thank you so much for your awesome gift.❤🙏🙏🙏
Cold shower every day for 11 months and it's helped immensely with lockdowns here in the UK ✅
My Shower recently broke, so I've been taking & enjoying COLD BATHS (about 3 minutes) I think I'm enjoying them MORE than cold showers!? You FEEL so ALIVE & FRESH afterwards!
Alive is definitely a great way to describe it .
I've started cold showers and it's been two weeks now. One or two showers a day for 3 minutes. I can already feel several benefits. Better sleep, improved circulation, mood, and great energy all day.
How can you do two showers every day, don't you work or have anything else to do in life ??
Right on!
@@Baldrick_dogsbody One in the morning, one in the evening. Or if possible one at lunch in between shifts or something
@@Baldrick_dogsbody two 2min showers a day and you presume he hasn't got a job or anything better to do, love to know how you came to this idea?
@@joemurphy1626
Yes indeed. You need to be at home to have 2-3 showers. So obviously you don't have anything better to do or have a job. Your life is just having 2-3 showers every day.
Also , 2 min of cold water will not work. Has to be at least 5 mins.
Second day with breathing techniques and cold showers … today the cold shower was a bit easier my body & mind adapted after about 4min then I begin to relax. However, after some time I felt the water wasn’t cold enough because I became use to it. It started to feel normal… I think I’m going to get a barrel for my basement and start taking ice baths . I like the challenge and mental & physical healing ❤️
Did you get a barrel? I am thinking of one for Texas Summer and pool not cold enough.
Been doing cold showers for years. Finding these videos has increased my knowledge on the topic. Can't wait to see more.
I think contrast showers is a good place to start but it brings so much joy being able to get straight into cold water.
When you talk about two minutes being the time needed to adapt to the cold... that totally matches my own experience! It was when I reached two minutes with the cold showers that I finally started to feel different about the experience. I actually felt almost as if the cold was disappearing, and it was - as you said - only water! I'm half way through the fundamentals course so I have some way to go yet, but already I'm delighted to find that this stuff is working. Thank you Wim, you're the greatest :)
Same here
Exactly the same here, just started with ice baths and it's all uncomfortable and painful at the start, but just at 2 minutes I feel a meditative state kicking in and I can just relax, almost feel like I could stay there forever, though I usually stay for about 5 minutes.
Exactly right, before I go to work. By two minutes my breathing is normal and I am more or less relaxed. Any longer is just wasting time.
I found the same experience. Been doing cold showers since June and after a very short time my mind says, it's just water. No big deal.
I actually feel ok the first five minutes it' s the next five that I start shaking
Prayer brought Wim. It’s August in Waco Texas and the ice baths are worth all the effort. I have returned to my yoga practice. 30 days my mind is calm again. May God Bless Wim and all of his friends / researchers!
HI Randi, Im boerne texas. What vessel are you using for your ice bath? Does Mr Hoff recommend anything?
I do warm then hot... Enjoy the heat on my body... Then IMMEDIATELY turn on the cold and finish with cold... I allow my body to heat itself back up.. I just feel that this trains the body to learn to heat itself up more.. been doing this for about 3 years now... AMAZING!!! 😊
He is such an inspiration to me. I have never been able to complete any cold showers, cryotherapy and now I'm really adjusting to the cold and it's really helping my MS and fatigue and overall well-being. Breathing techniques makes me so calm and relaxed. Thanks so much your the best!!!:)
Most of us don’t have a choice as to what cold exposure method we have access to. Especially in the summer. Especially if you rent an apartment rather than own a home. Cold shower is usually the only method of cold exposure I have access to. Even if an ice bath or a glacial lake is better, something is better than nothing.
In that regard, I appreciate Mr Hoff’s advice here.
I thought that too but Amazon has portable tubs or things you can place in your shower that you can fill with ice. 👌
Ice is cheap. Hell, it's largely free in fridge, but still, grocery store/convenience store.
He literally uses a regular deep freezer and unplugs it when he gets in. Thats it!
Thanks to you the Ice man and children, I've been doing cold plunges now for 157 days, started breathing meditation and currently listening to your audiobook.. really getting into all this stuff and feels like IM finally taking control of my health for once.. thanks!
Im 76 and cold 🥶 showers wake me up and feel fantastic!
I started today! I went very well and eminently felt like a new born.
Reading through the comments it's so easy to tell what a great community this is :-)
yeah its kinda nice isnt it
Pretty incredible, I had the same thought. All support and no toxicity. Truly rare
Good morning and happy Friday to everyone🤗🤗
Happy Friday to you too Emily! 🤗
And a happy Friday to Emily and Susie.....and many more happy Fridays to come!! :)
You are definitely not alone anymore, the cold water is the best medicine. Ice water this year is my goal, I have and go swimming in the winter sea, no wetsuit, but ice water is the next move this winter.
After 6 months of cold showers, Im loving them! feel awake and FRESH! about 3.5 minutes is perfect for me...
Truly insightful Q&A session. The benefits of doing the Wim Hof Method are with me every day and these added bits of guidance are wonderful additions to how I approach it. Thanks for your time and teaching Wim. 👍😊
I reached a 20 minutes record for my ice bath in a plastic container. Sessions usually last for 15 minutes. My chronic fatigue is still there but it helps alleviate the depression. And physical endurance got way better.
Check carnivore diet as a dare, some people are just intolerant to many foods, super restrictive diet might help. Later on you figure out what was the issue and what you can eat or not.
Not saying it will 100% help, but worth a 30-90 days dare.
@@mnemonik729 Already tried thet for over 1 month. It did not help but it reduced bloating.
@@mateialexandrucoltoiu7207 Well it was worth a shot. Take care.
Matei, try cold water face immersion once a day. See if it helps. (Big plastic bowl of cold water, immerse face totally 15 secomds. Repeat this 5 times).
Where are y’all getting ice for these baths?
Long saunas, cold showers, intermittent fasting, high animal fat diet, daily swimming, nordic hiking, infrared, red-light and UB treatment, low stress, good sleep and walking the middle way. Looking at getting a 'Plunge' or something similar. Grew up with saunas, helped build two of them, one was cedar log harvested from a frozen lake. Been in ice holes in the past. cold water immersions are like ZEN.
Native American way, we sit in sweat lodge in extreme heat, tossing water on super hot rocks creating steam, then get out and splash buckets cold water on ourselves. Feel reborn again.
I took my first cold bath today. I got snow from outside and brought into my wife’s big tub. I got the water down to 46.0 degrees. I got in and out 4 times. I hope to train myself with this. It was exhilarating.
Love you Wim! Such a hero in these times! All the love and all the power
i've been doing the wimhof method for a year and a half now and my migraines are gone entirely (i used to get 1-3 per week), everyone around me is fighting the flu and I have runny nose for a few days at most, i am more productive, happier and i feel my own power everytime i convince myself to go into the ice cold water. All the haters in my head go quiet because they know they got nothing on me and im badass. Thank you, Wim!
You're the BEST, Iceman! I am on the cold shower and breathing train! I'm about three weeks in! I feel fantastic! And I watch your videos to make sure I don't forget how beneficial they both are!
this video started playing as i did my cold plung. i just wanna thank you because, it helped me focus on my breathe. i relax and before i knew it done! great video
This man breathes in joy and breathes out inspiration, or something like that, thanks Wim!
44 years old, 13 months sobriety, (alcohol) 8 months ago I took a cold shower out of necessity (no hot water available) but it was very hot and we were on vacation, and I felt noticeably energized, then a few swims in the spring time ocean, on the cooler side but not extreme, felt amazing, then hiking in the Smokey mountains 5 months ago, bathing in a shockingly cold mountain stream (because showers were not an option) feeling amazing! The cold water took all the pain out of my muscles, and really helped my aches from old injuries!!! From that trip to now I have ended every single shower with 3 minutes or more of the coldest water the shower will deliver! I even started going to the gym 6 weeks ago, which I believed was no longer an option, and with the help of cold water showers I have felt little or no muscle soreness, (I wish I had this trick figured out when I played sports in high school). And now I find out this guy has been preaching cold water his whole life! Well, I’m
preaching it too! To anybody that will listen!
Awesome about being able to go to the gym again !!!
Wim, your videos and techniques have been LIFE CHANGING for me and everyone that will listen to me! Keep up the AMAZING work you do and sharing!!!
Had been doing 2-3 minute's cold shower at the end of my warm for around a year...for the last month I have been going straight into the cold. I genuinely feel that I get something extra doing it this way although it was tough at first ❤
I wish I could meet you Wim, just know you've inspired so many people. I feel as though one day learning from you could change a person's life. Thank you for your knowledge and contribution to pushing the human body further than anyone. Go Hof!!!
Thank you for your great information, two minutes, but do not force. All the best to you and your followers.
Being cold feels like the greatest form of misery. I’m having a lot of trouble working through the fear. But Wim and the comments are helping. 🙏
This guy has changed my life…mentally and physically
I started cold soaks in September in the early morning using my outdoor inflatable pool when I would have normally taken it down for the season. Figured I'd try it for a week at least with little expectation that I'd like it all that much, but being open to it. I have a reasonably private yard, especially at that hour, but I do it naked to nudge me to get in quickly where I can't be seen below the rim. I found that I love it waaay more than I ever expected -- I feel so happy and energized afterward, and being out in nature at dawn was part of the enjoyment, for sure! (I'm not even a morning person.) Now that it is getting much colder in New England, I bought one of those tubs from Amazon and set it up indoors in an unheated room. I really miss the nature aspect and it's harder to get in, so now I will be paying more attention to the Wim method and make it more of a breathing meditation. I hadn't really needed to do that until now. Even at 50 F, it was so easy outdoors compared to inside. (it's mostly been mid-to upper 50s) I tried the shower and dislike it by comparison! Plus, it seems like a waste of water since I still take a shower for cleanliness at night. Try it! It's a healthy addiction to have!
1000s or millions jump in Florida Springs water at 72° every day. Some old folk are so full of pain, they just float in the water for 1-2 hours and feel great relief. The wife and I suffered whiplash in a head on collision in August 2021. The cool water and cld outdoor temperatures in Florida help soothe the pain. We do what we can. Thank you Wim and Namasté.
I'm from Minnesota and married a southern bell.
I've lived in Georgia for 14 years and hate it but love my wife.
I miss the cold and now that I have discovered why, I'm on the road to recovery.
Ice baths foe me from now on.
Thanks
I have been drawn to the cold from late adolescence. I can stand cold weather, even down to - 20, the air is crisp, the act of inhalations is pure joy, the air feel nutritious. However, I can't stand the cold on my body. But when wim says "let the cold be your teacher, I know what he means". Mr wim, i will do your breather exercises (I might have been doing them for a month) and I will reconnect with myself.
Just created an icebath tub from a chest freezer. It is so AMAZING to welcome the cold! Thanks, Wim!
I love the stock music in the background.
It sounds like King Kooba remix of African Herbsman.
It doesn't get warmer, you just become stronger
I had burning feet since long, with cold water showers it has vanished like magic. Just started 15 days back. I used to do pranayam and aasanas regularly. But cold water is really working like miracle. Thanks a million..
My dad took cold showers all his life !! We thought the hot just didn’t work in his shower ( truth is it took so long to get to that bathroom - it may have well not worked !) he would shout and scream just to make us laugh ! But now I realize he did it for health. He grew up in Canada and lived a long life to age 91 - miss him every day !! Cold showers might help me with my hashimotos ! Thanks for
Making these great videos !
Did it help?
@@candersson7419 I do believe it did ! He was hale and hearty til age 91 !
@@sunnyday7843 I'm glad to hear, how about your hashimotos? Have you had any progress?
@@candersson7419 not sure - maybe my next blood test will reveal some . I do think sun and cold water make me feel better - inflammation from food is a problem - I avoid gluten , dairy and white potato for the most part . Need to also avoid soy more . It’s an ingredient that’s hard to avoid ! Thanks for asking
Wow, Wim is amazing. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions. Your vibe is pure love, man. ❤
How can you not love this man?
This has been the game-changer for long covid -it’s been two years and the polar plunges are turning me around after only 3 weeks, so far.
long covid?? LOL, imagine thinking that's a real thing... oh my sides LOL
What do you mean by "long" COVID?
I have long Covid, too. Glad things are working out for you!
Is there a medium covid?
I did the Sedona Methode alot while beeing in the cold. Helped me a lot. Now I am capable of cold showers and I am enjoying them.
WE LOVE IT! We love the cold, we love you, we love life!
I take a cold shower every morning for 5min after a few minutes of warm. I clean myself with the warm water then cool myself with the cold shower which gives me a sense of soothing and leaves me feeling amazing and sharp for the day. Warm water without cooling my skin leaves my skin dry and slightly irritated. I love the cold now which 12 months ago I wouldn’t of thought possible
@Percy Blakeney I think he did too brother. The mindset this process gives you is also amazing, helps you to say yes when you wanna say no 💪🏽
"The best training is the training of the mind." - Sage Hof
Mister wim hof I have bin using your methods for the past six months and I found myself enjoying the cold so thank you for that my good sir
I did the method once and held my breath with ease for two minutes during this video this is crazy
I have a very hot shower everyday. But for the last couple of minutes I turn off the hot water and shower in the coldest water possible, even during winter time. I don’t know if that is the reason I haven’t had a cold these last 2 years since I started doing this, but I can’t attribute it to anything else. In the past I used to catch several colds during the year. ❄️❄️❄️💕
Wim heel erg bedankt voor de positieve atmosfeer die jij altijd weer creëert. Jij hebt mij een andere kijk op het leven gegeven en zal je daar altijd dankbaar voor zijn. Ik zwem nu al 3 jaar 3 maal per week buiten en ben nooit verkouden meer. De ademhalingsoefeningen zijn een dagelijkse routine geworden. Ik had vanaf mijn jeugd ook altijd last van Aften in mijn mond. En sinds 3 jaar geheel Aften vrij. Ik geniet intens op het moment dat ik één met de natuur ben. Stay Happy, Strong, Together that's what I like to say Praatprogramma's weg ermee!!!
Hallo, dear Wim, I am 71 and I started to take cold showers two months ago. Since then I feel very good, I wash my hair with the cold water, too, and go in december to swim in the sea. I intend to continue all this in the future.
I thank You so much that you give us Your knowledge and experience in Your videos!!!
What also helps for me is simply heavily underdressing for cold subzero weather, it can get very cold here in Norway during the winter, when people are dressed up in layers of insulation, i'll dress with regular jeans and a t shirt or a thin sweater and just roll up the sleeves, I've become used to it now and can go like this outside for long periods of time just fine, I've become a bit of an icon in my local community for that which is a bit hilarious.
El método Wim Hof es un ejemplo a seguir y ya es parte de mí estilo de vida. Gracias, Gracias y mil gracias Wim por tu aporte a la humanidad. Un eterno abrazo de mi esposa y mío desde Argentina.
Cold shower in the winter with our deep Well, not for the faint of heart. 😜 I'm into my second year of twice a day breathwork , 5am and 2pm . Afternoon cold shower. I have to say, thank you Wim. You basically saved my life, 100 times over. I would live to train with you.
I'm starting to see your sistem. I agree with most of it.
Alternating hot and cold, is more to work on injuries, or even nervou system mal function, like fibromyalgia
I can take cold weather far more than most, and have taken quite a few cold baths in winter but to get to this level is another league. Mega respect.
I think your technique should be shown to high school students all over the world as depression is on the rise .
Very very..true..amazing human being...
As a high school student, I’m starting my first cold water bath tomorrow!
Nobody wants to show the truth anymore they promote vaccines instead of immune system
Wholeheartedly agree. This and a list of other important information that is missing from general high school curriculum