References 1. There is anecdotal evidence that cold exposure improves mood and it has been suggested that cold showers may even be used to prevent and treat depression. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17993252 2. The fact that cold exposure can increase norepinephrine is shown in multiple studies, both in mice and humans pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18461718/ link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210050065 3. When norepinephrine is depleted in people via a pharmacological intervention, a person can become depressed, as shown by a study published in the journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131098/ 4. Norepinephrine went up 530% from an hour of cold immersion at 57 degrees Fahrenheit link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210050065 5. A long-term study found that immersing yourself in cold water at 40°F (4.4°C) for 20 seconds for twelve weeks increased norepinephrine by 200 to 300%. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00365510701516350 6. “Chronic inflammation is associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.” www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-acute-and-chronic-inflammation 7. Research identifies inflammation as the key driver of the aging process. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300815 8. "Inflammation is the prime candidate amongst potential determinants of mortality, capability and cognition up to extreme old age." www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300815 9. Norepinephrine inhibits the inflammatory pathway in the body by decreasing levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, also known as TNF-alpha. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1845768 10. Norepinephrine decreases other inflammatory chemicals like macrophage inflammatory protein-1α. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0702179/full 11. A 1996 study by Janský et al., looked at whether cold water immersion (14 degrees C for 1 h) impacts biomarkers of the immune system in young, healthy men. Ultimately, they found that cold water immersion (57 degrees Fahrenheit) three times per week for six weeks increased the number of pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8925815/ 12.A study found that winter swimming decreased the incidence of respiratory tract infections by 40%. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987703002706 13. Cold water immersion (head out) in 68°F (20°C) for one hour raised metabolic rate by 93% and one hour at 57°F (14°C) raised metabolic rate by 350%. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210050065 14. Men that were immersed in cold water at 50°F (10°C) for 15 minutes 3 times a week for four weeks after running were able to increase mitochondrial biogenesis occurring in their muscle tissue. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26041108/ 15. Cold water exposure (50°F or 10°C) following high intensity running increased PGC1α, a gene that increases the number of mitochondria in muscle. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24561815
68, 57, 40? These are not cold shower temperatures these are like ice bath temperatures I live in South Florida in the city water pipes run under the street. So in the summertime we don't even use the hot tap the water comes out so hot from the cold tap
I'm doing cold showers for almost half a year and I feel so good, haven't been sick, always feel very focused and pumped after one. Especially after a workout
@@ddm6779 I've tried this only to get rid of the itchiness after showering w hot water but it honestly doesn't compare to complete cold showers, you probably get like a tenth of the benefits especially mentally. (at least for me)
Dude I fucking love cold showers, I didn't even know people dislike them SO MUCH, it gets the adrenaline going and stuff, it just lightens up the mood for me 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I did this as a soldier in the army in the beginning it was really uncomfortable/painful but I knew straight from the start that it was healthy. after just a few weeks I could take freezing cold showers in the dead of winter and at full pressure with almost no discomfort after the first minute. Everything he said in this video I saw in research studies and experienced first-hand. An additional benefit I didn't see listed here is self-discipline and will-power. Both of which do not come naturally and you must work on consistently in order to build them up and strengthen. Having the ability to excersize both to the extreme will make you that successful in pretty much anything you set your mind to.
As they say "No pain, no gain" Our bodies seem to be innate masochists in that many things which are uncomfortable or stress it are exactly what it wants
After work out give it a 10 minutes break, then dip yourself in a cold water you’ll never feel tired or have muscle pain specially after a fight you recover way faster 🤙
@@andrewgraham3658 you got it on your phone with the guy who was like a bitch and he was just looking at him lol I think he’s like the one that has to be in there lol
Nah, the hardest part is finding soaps and shampoos that work well with cold water. I tried this years ago, but only lasted a few days, because of the soap.
I started doing this around 2 months ago. Starting with warm showers and turning it to cold for short periods of time. Eventually switching to constantly cold water. I now love the buzz you get after you are finished. It really gets your day off to a good start. Would highly recommend for that alone.
I find that weird. Personally prefer to start hot and gradually change the temperature colder till it's cold and I'm loving it. It's nice to open the pores then close them too.
It actually does feel like a little buzz too. I just feel hella relaxed but energized and refreshed at the same time. When I take hot showers I feel kinda sweaty when I get out.
Keep it going. I started 2 years ago switching to cold in the end of each shower session for 1-2 minutes and I could not imagine ending a shower without cold water. Feels too good
For those who take long showers would 5 minutes hot then 5 minutes cold then 5 hot on and off be bad for the body? For those who take 20 to 30 min showers like I do 🤣🤣🤣
Great information. At 75 I started cold showers a few months ago. My complexion has transformed, I get complements all the time. People think I am in my 50’s. No need for antidepressants. Sharp and able to focus better. BTW, I have lost 15 lbs. Doing 40/50 pushups every other day. This Technique has been life changing for me. Please do not forget to recommend this for the women. Hope to never stop doing. Lowest temp 38. Longest time 5 min at 40. The Hoh river runs by my place. It is about 45 degrees. I love to sit in that glacier water. Try it you will like it.
I just want to point out that anytime you take a cold shower and get out your mood is always going to be improved. Everyone gets happy when they stop suffering. Edit: thanks for 3.3k likes In a week.
I’ve been taking cold showers for over half a year now and the only benefits I’ve noticed is waking up much faster, feeling a tad more productive, and wanting to hurry tf up and save on that water bill
Been doing cold water therapy for 8 months I have not had a hot shower it has helped my arthritis and I have not been ill with any cold or flu though winter . God Bless
I’ve been doing the hot/ cold alternating showers since I was in sports in high school! I didn’t realize how much it might have been helping other aspects of my health like depression, muscle fatigue, and reducing inflammation.
Does alternating between hot and cold showers each day help these or cancel it out in a way. I’m trying to stimulate my muscle to exercise and to make me feel more awake in the mornings
I just took a cold shower for the first time, it doesnt feel bad, i got used to cold after 30 seconds, probably because my house is usually under 65° Fahrenheit, it feels so good in cold showers
As someone who has been taking cold showers for the past 2 years at this point (part of the wim hoff method) i'd say the biggest benefit is just being able to deal with certain situations, feel more comfy and relaxed, especially after showers. Also feels good to be the one guy always jumping into cold water.
I really like the fact that this man tells you why your body burns more fat in cold temps *and* also warns that some individuals might feel like eating more after exposing themselves to cold. Much respect for taking a moment to cover all the bases!
I’m a massage therapist and use hydro therapy in nearly every session. Mainly heat therapy because clients find it more comfortable but whenever I use cold therapy the results are far better
I started taking cold showers about 8 weeks ago and I love it. First two times were a little jarring but after that, I didn’t even notice the cold water. Cold things as a whole don’t affect me as much anymore. I wouldn’t go back to hot showers if I had to.
@@kitsune6173 Bro I dont think you need to ask someone on the internet how much you need to shower☠☠. however for me I personally just for like 5-10 mins so I dont run up the water bill.
I'm an mma fighter and the legitimate hardest thing i've ever did in my life is ice bath's. the feeling at freezing temps is like no other, it becomes a mind game at that point because your body will become numb after a short time period. it's the ultimate mind over matter test in my opinion
@@milosav7314 that how I be feeling to mo I thought I was the only one I will let the cold shower hit my head only for 10 seconds and I feel like I can't breathe and my heart be beating mad fast
@@milosav7314 when I used to get laser surgery I could only take cold showers. Start off with your leg first then slowly work your way In, while focusing on your breathing nice and slow inhales and exhales the key really is your breathing. You feel your lungs open up more and afterwards you feel amazing. I take cold showers every morning now before work and it wakes me up better than coffee.
I’ve started taking cold showers for about a week now, and I’ve noticed my body actually started warming up after a couple of minutes. I have found it’s no different than that first plunge into a swimming pool. The initial contact with the cold water is uncomfortable, but you body soon acclimates to the cold and you no longer feel it.
Holy shit this probably explains why I rarely get sick! Until my adulthood I only took cold showers, always found that it woke me up more and I just felt better.
I started taking cold showers when my ac broke this summer. I haven't gone back because the post- workout cold shower feels so good. Glad to hear there's so many benefits.
Cold showers are truly amazing, gives such a pure, raw energy that nothing else does and builds your mental toughness at the same time. It took me couple of weeks to get to the coldest shower, at first luke warm seemed too cold and I thought that I'd never be able to turn that hot water knob completely off. One day I just imagined I'm under a big cold waterfall and went full cold while controlling my breath. Since then It's easier and easier, can now stand under cold shower for 5 minutes no problem and it's even more enjoyable than a hot one for sure!
if u wanna shower with cold showers just go in the bathroom and turn it on dont think about the water being cold just go take a shower after a few days weakd ull get used to the cold showers and cold temperature in general
Honestly what I like about taking cold showers is that when the water hits you you get a cold shock which pumps you with adrenaline. Then I pretend that I am a literal god while silently screaming. Really pumps you up.
It amazes me in health and fitness how many things like this have been lost and reintroduced over the years. I have known about these kind of things for over 30 years. Each new generation that comes out seems to have to be taught the same things again. Cold showers and breathing cold air when you're sleeping has a massive effect on your health especially fat loss!!
Awesome! Perhaps you can answer my question? As I am watching this I am asking myself "does exposing ones self to cold temperatures have the same effect? I live in the North West it gets very cold here
@@adityakulkarni9455 It does have some benefits, but people tend to exaggerate it. I've been taking cold showers my whole life and I don't feel any difference, tbh.
My grandma always took cold water showers all her life. She lived up to 102 without any illness nor did she need any medicine. Her diet was normal. That was to say she lived in Southeast Asia with a tropical climate. Taking cold showers in summer here in the US may be doable but definitely not in the other seasons.
I’m almost 10 months in with my 10 min cold baths …New York winters are much harder to dunk in, then the summers but I’m still pushing thru …it’s hard but doable
My mother forced me to take the shower that doesn’t have a heater, at first I hated it but after a few months I got used to it, and I realised that I feel a lot fresher and healthier, thanks mom
I started doing a cold shower a few weeks ago. At first it was super cold and I couldn't take it, so I put a lot of hot water so it could be warm. I got a lot of goosebumps on my arms. I then decided to ignore how cold I was and kept showering. It was really hard because I wasn't used to cold showers. Honestly It helped me feel energized and it made me feel great. I didnt even want to leave the shower. I definitely recommend cold showers, but don't do immediately. Get your body to adjust to it little by little and you will automatically get used to it. I will never get to hot showers again.😂
But if i understood it right Since i dont like Hour long showers Rather like 10-20min at max So Id gues id have to start with Going to the point where my body feels like is cold and every time going just a lil lower
I don't like most youtube fitness experts. They seem to always have an extreme dose of narcissism. But I like this guy. He seems to genuinely want to help.
Narcissists will always tell you they are right. When you disagree with them they get angry. I hung out with a sociopathic Narcissist before they can be the most scariest yet interesting people you can meet.
@@unholykill333u9 It can be both. I bet some narcissistic people do want to help. But they will make you think only their way of thinking and doing things is the only thing that works.
I am currently unemployed and in combination with a broken relationship and the world crisis concerning high (gas) prices I developed symptoms of depression. Nevertheless, I started cold showering a few months ago, doing it on a daily basis. In the beginning it is awful, but once you get used to it, it is a blessing in the morning. I dare to say it is almost the same feeling as an orgasm. When I feel down and depressed I take an cold shower and feel immediately focused. One tip is to get used to the cold showering doing your feet and leg first, then do the torso with deep breathing and from there do your face and hair. I also turned my heating down to 15 degrees centigrade and haven't suffered from a cold ever since. In the beginning it is a nightmare, but after a few weeks it enriches your life.
This might b TMI but I noticed that whenever I take them my member down there shrinks into my scrotum but when i take them hot it all hangs loose and is capable of reaching tremendous or unbelievable size.
No. No. No. you spend more time outside correct? So what are you not trapped in an enclosed space with as often as someone else? Viruses and bacteria’s. That’s why people that are outside more in the winter get sick less. Less opportunity.
@@bertellijustin6376 Well I work in a job where I am around people a lot and lots of different people. My coworkers will get colds and the flu but I never catch it.
Our household has limited capacity of warm water. After I have convinced my whole family to apply cold shower therapy, I started to feel myself extremely well in the morning.
This comment reminds me of when I used to live in Africa and showered with cold water and a bucket. I wasn't poor or anything, my plumbing just kind of sucked and I was too lazy to wake up early enough to heat my shower water by stove everyday.
One neat thing I've found is that if I start off with a warm shower, and turn my temperature down over time, cold showers are actually pretty comfortable. Its not even a chore or fight to do, and once I'm at the coldest temperature I don't even mind. I even enjoy it :D
It also helps with drying off because you go in dry and feel welcomed by the warm, and when to get out you are allready cold so you don't freeze to death and getting out is really comfortable
Preaching to a choir member on this one. I grew up in Great Falls, Montana and during the winter it was cold shower or no shower. It took ages for the water to warm up and didn't last long. I don't think I ever really thought that warm or hot showers were better. Our pool in Hanoi gets pretty cold in the winter, around 50 degrees. My children love to dive in with me. For them it is a thrill. For me it is total relaxation. I often find my mind empty and just feeling relaxed and peaceful.
I actually use cold therapy for training in soccer... what I find the most helpful is a cold shower in the morning (that makes you more alert) and a warm shower in the afternoon to help with sleep and muscle fatigue.
Your advices have led to the most effective exercises I have ever done (and most excruciating), but results speak for themselves. I did calisthenics and bodyweight exercises mostly, but I have found these extra tips of yours for these types of exercises to be far more effective and satisfying to me personally than any painful occasions before that in the gym. In the process I took a muscle gain plan from nextlevelidet, and without any additional supplements needed, my muscles started to grow massively over the last few months... Thank you for all the work and advices you shared with us over the years.
Hey I’m not gonna start right away Cus I got exams due its week 5 but ima start around 7 or 8 I’m 15 168cm and 69.5 kg I have a eating disorder and I’m sick of myself I have a dad bod I wanna loose it by next year I wanna go back into school a new person I wanna build up a little loose fat and trim out any tips for me would be greatly appreciated I have a pull up bar boxing bag weights a bench press bar leg weight machine if that helps in any way I have different bars aswell
@@vasco7751 only you know your limits and what you can do. You're doing tremendously well. Try a low carb, high fat and protein keto diet, the fat will disappear fast
@@vasco7751 bro you are probably going to have a growth spurt.. im 28 now but i remember that before any growth spurt that ive ever had ive alwasy gained heaps of weight before. im 6' now
Brad Thor has a series of books with the main character, Scott Horvath, being an ex-SEAL, black OPS guy. His character would often say when taking a shower to turn it all the way cold at the end and stand there for 30 seconds to jump start the body and mind. Always wondered about that.
Keep ur mind busy find a hobby learn something new like violin or rubix cube get better and faster at it talk about it to someone who it doesn’t matter that they know about it won’t effect there life or ur life w them knowing love u bud stick in there MAN
Good on you mate great to see your gaining confidence in your self you motivate me to change my self in the holiday close to come for school next year as a new person👍
Don't let it eat you alive . Was the most depressed time of my life . Then I met a 21 year old . We got married and had two boys . Things change buddy , don't worry 😉
I’ve been taking cold showers for about a month now and honestly I’ve gotten use to it. I gonna start staying in longer to give my self a bit of a challenge
@@nczioox1116 Yo i just took a cold shower. i recommend to start really cold. You start by watering your legs, then arms then head. do that a couple of times then on your chest then back. After you doing this repeat till you adjust to the cold and just shower like normal
My family couldn’t pay gas for like 5 months and they would boil they’re water but not me. Lol even through winter I took long cold showers and eventually I became immune to it, but now I’m used to hot water again and I will never voluntarily do it again lol
I've been taking mostly cold showers for a little over a year and I have been taking them not only because the obvious benefits, but because it makes me uncomfortable which helps me gets used to uncomfortable situations.
Ye and because when we have hot showers we don't want to get out. Ever since I started cold showering, I've always gotten out pretty much immediately after washing myself.
@@otrz8009 Yeah, also in hot water I zone out. It mostly happens whenever I first get in when the hot water hits me in a cold bathroom I just forget I'm in the shower.😂
i do it because i dont expect the water to be cold and when i take a shower in the morning it shocks me waking me up immediately and the longer im in the shower the faster more attentive i become
I started Wim Hoff's course in 2016, cold showers are the norm for me now. The most important things I took away from it were that the shock of the initial cold never goes away, but the speed at which you get used to it becomes shorter and shorter. And two, if you are feeling ill, give your body a break and stay out of the cold until you are feeling better. Cold exposure is a stressor and your immune system is expending resources trying to heal you. Put the cold on hold, just for a couple weeks.
I really like this. I've been trying to figure out just how to balance a lot of this stuff. I discovered a long time ago that putting yourself through much pain can definitely be counterproductive. Pain is not always gain.
@@matthewmurdoch6932 I think everybody sucks at it :) You'll probably have areas of your body that are more sensitive than others. For me it's my upper back and shoulders, but my hands and forearms are not as much. So I expose my hands and forearms first, then my face, feet, and hair. My torso/back and legs are last, and interestingly because the other parts have sensitized, it makes it a little easier. When you are first starting, move in and out of the water stream. No need to torture yourself. If you are only getting wet for five seconds, then back out and wait a few seconds before getting back in, you're on track, but try to get your whole body wet at some point even if it's for short durations. If you want a measurable challenge after getting wet, back out of the water stream and soap up your whole body/shampoo, and then rinse using the cold water. You'll have to hit your body parts multiple times to get the soap off and shampoo out of your hair, and it will force you to keep at it. Last tip is to either slow your breath or hold your breath when you get into the cold, and when you let your breath out, "force" it out like you are blowing a toy sailboat. Just try to control the reflex of gasping, and you'll send a message to your brain that this is not a life or death situation (even though it kind of feels like that at first).
@@onemore3296 you need to decrease the temperature only a little bit when you start and put it lower every shower so your body gets used to the cold water temperature. Soon you can shower only with cold water
Guys, seriously just go for it. Unless you have a serious medical condition, so might wanna consider checking with a medical professional. From my experience though. Don't even bother with hot and cold switch. Just start out cold with your feet, going up the legs start indulging your body with nice chill water. I do it both morning and night. Each shower is literally a moment of therapy. The "struggle" of cold is quickly overcome by a thrust of pure energy and power. Seriously just do it guys.
I had a sudden onset of severe inflammation in august of 2020 which now looks like an autoimmune disease. It literally aged me like 15 years ins 4-6 months. I went from having no joint and muscle pain to being in severe pain every single day. swollen joints, weak muscles and screwed up digestion. my liver, neck and spine are always on fire. some days I can’t even raise or use my arms. this is like the twilight zone. I was fit and working out one day and weeks later can’t do anything. I lost 30lbs of muscle over 4-5 months and can’t put back not even 10lbs in over a year! the cold showers have been helping with my inflammation and joint pain.
The most important things I took away from it were that the shock of the initial cold never goes away, but the speed at which you get used to it becomes shorter and shorter.
Just tossing my thanks on the pile. Started taking contrast showers after seeing this videos 2 months ago and haven't been able to stop. It feels amazing after working out. Thank you
started taking cold showers earlier this year and i still consider it one of the best lifestyle changes i've ever made. i feel so much more energized and it helped my hair and muscles
If the benefits are false from body cold showers then hair is truly the only we know to benefit from cold shower Doesn't get loose and I noticed it curls much better at the back than before, shinier for longer Also helps I gave up 2 in 1s 5 in 1st they suck and do no favours for hair
@@teostaro9976 you do know why you shave with warm water no? so your pores open more and it's much more easily cut or removed, if you do it with cold water and try it, it will feel like you're pulling each hair since your pores close.
I am taking cold showers since beginning of january. I must say that I hated it for the first week and I even got a headache after every shower. I was about to stop my experiment when suddenly in the second week I started to feel a change. My body adapted and my recovery after sports went so much quicker. I drank a lot of coffee before and didn't have the need anymore because I was already so sharp and awake after the showers. In the cold winter months I was walking outside with just a shirt or light pullover when everyone else was wearing heavy coats. Whenever I am in places where they don't have cold water e.g. certain gyms I feel really weird after. I must say after almost 7 months in it was the best thing I did in a long time. My goal is to never stop taking cold showers :) Give it a try, you won't be disappointed! ps: I shower between 4-6 minutes around the coldest setting
@@prm1234567stphn Did you also shower the head? If you leave out the head the arteries in the body may congest pumping more blood towards the brain. Hence some say one should also shower the head at least a little bit when taking a cold shower.
When i was in the french army for 3 years, cold shower was the ritual, even we most of time had a limit of 120 seconds to fully shower on mission, in some countries we had like 6 Liters of water per day like in Afghanistan where the temperatures are burning hot, drinking or showering with those 6 Liters you had to make a choice, from Autumn to Summer, i've kept it and i might get a cold or a flu like once every 3 years even i smoke a package a day now, but it's one of the best routines and you quickly get used to it, after a month or so you can't imagine switching to hot shower or bath anymore so you can go for it :-)
@@ikeonyt Well if 37 celcius and above is considered as a hot shower then make it 15 to 20 celcius ? Don't go that cold if it's too much for you, step by step my friend I didn't have any other choice back in the time so the change was radical, either you bite your teeth and go for it or step by step ;-)
i learned that focusing on your breathing while under stressful situations really helps when i firstly started showering with cold water (forced because they cut warm/cold water a lot here fucking incompetent government) and also because my ass burned more than once whenever i tried to literally just have water fall on it so i had to hold my breath and that REAAALLY helped me endure the pain/cold temp so as the video guy said def do that, it can probably help you go into 10 celsius cold water or probably less for the first time for a good amount of time this also means focusing on your breathing also really helps in most stressful situations too (probably not for ones where you really need to focus on them tho)
Afghanistan's temperature is not burning hot, only a few provinces are quite hot (summer of course), the rest of the Afghanistan is extremely cold round the year. I'm an Afghan and I live in one of the hottest cities of Afghanistan (Jalalabad) but even in here some districts are really cold. I love winter but some places in Afghanistan are not bearable.
@@ikeonyt 5 degrees Celsus is what I like. Especially swimming in a lake in January...if done every year you will have no health issues anymore during the Winter. Just do not go alone swimming at these water temps, it can be risky. Cheers
I finish my every hot shower with 1 minute of coldest shower available, I do it for the last 3 years. I don't catch cold or flu anymore. Before I developed this habit I was ill 4-5 times a year.
I wish he went into detail about his academic sources as much as he does for all the entertainment sources to feed his points but I got the main idea now. My next shower will be cold
@@sertdemir7138 Again, no. This isn't boiling water to sudden ice bath. Rec center pools are generally kept at a slightly below room temperature level, not made icy, to be more comfortable for swimming classes or children. The exception is lane pools which are kept colder to help with body heat when swimming laps, which I did not use.
@Nathan Michaels I think he was referring to thermal shock, which can make people nauseous, or believes that being cold too long causes you to become susceptible to other illnesses, so I'm giving them benefit of the doubt.
I finish my showers with cold water. Started doing that after I read somewhere about warm water opens pores, cleans more efficiently. Then rinse with warm. Finish with cold to close pores.
I've done this before. It's actually fascinating how if you endure the freezing water for a minute you actually get used to it and start feeling comfortable.
I love the feeling of cold water. At the end of a shower I turn the water temperature down. It was hard for the first three months but now I can turn it down to the coldest without much trouble.
im luving to cold shower...but mom screamsss..oh take hot or luke warm in the cold weather* ( sinusitis) then if it is true...why dr..recommends hot soupe...for soothing ur Sore and scratchy throat ....when u got viral flu evn in hot weathers*??????
It takes like 2 weeks and after that you do not care much about the cold anymore. The biggest hurdle is to overcome yourself because your head is telling you that its gonna be uncomfortable. I still have this often even though I take cold showers for like 10 years. But once I step under the shower the feeling is completely gone. And the energy boost and feeling of vitality afterwards is just awesome. Taking ice baths is next level stuff tho. :D
I have been taking shower in cold water in winter since childhood … after taking shower yeh bath in cold u would feel different like full of energy ,positive about yours day & u wouldn’t feel cold full day ✅ each & every one should take bath in cold water 👌🏻
My strategy I've been using for months is going from hot to cold. I start my showers off hot to open and clean out pores in my skin and have a relaxing sauna effect. The last 5 minutes I spend cold to tighten the cleaned pores again. I kinda think of this as open pores, clean pores, close them again process. I haven't struggled with any acne since.
Even though my country is at the north of the equator line, rainy, sunny and humid throughout the years my shower still giving me a cold shower everyday and I think this video just showed me good facts about the thing my shower is doing so thank shower for being so cold everyday :)
However, that gradual change in temp will also decrease the speed at which your body releases Norepinephrine, and decreases the effectiveness of the vasoconstriction/vasodilation cycle...
I was in great shape after my last divorce, then covid arrived, lost all my gains due to change of workplace, now I am back at the gym and hitting cold showers post-workout and love it!!!!
Hey I’m not gonna start right away Cus I got exams due its week 5 but ima start around 7 or 8 I’m 15 168cm and 69.5 kg I have a eating disorder and I’m sick of myself I have a dad bod I wanna loose it by next year I wanna go back into school a new person I wanna build up a little loose fat and trim out any tips for me would be greatly appreciated I have a pull up bar boxing bag weights a bench press bar leg weight machine if that helps in any way I have different bars aswell
@@vasco7751 The training equipment you listed sounds like a good place to start, heck it might be all you need if you utilize them correctly. I have a similar setup in my basement, I got a 5 in 1 workout station where I can do pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, push-ups and leg raises. I also got dumbbells, a sit-up bench, a heavybag, jumprope and a elliptical.I rarely use the elliptical though because I get my cardio mainly through moderate jogging and walking. I have a hip injury from years ago, so I gotta go easy with my cardio. Now as far as advice for starters, I would say that sleep and nutrition should be your foundation because if you’re not focused and you’re not getting the proper fuel in your body, your workouts won’t have an impact. Now as far as actual training, I would say start doing research on HIIT and Circuit Training because IMO they are the best exercise systems that combines anaerobic and aerobic exercises. Hope that helps and good luck👍🏾😃
@@vasco7751 Good luck with your journey. Trimming down fat can be difficult, especially when trying to build muscle. A lot of what can help me is stuff like pull ups, resistance bands, dumbbell variations of forms, push ups, etc.. Push ups for me will help me get more strength with barbells and those weights. I’m pretty lazy and I can’t even lift a 45 pound barbell very well, but manage to have it as a maximum weight. I’m 5’9, 16 and I have a difficult goal to make it to 160 or 170 pounds and be in good shape.
Ive taken cold showers multiple times (Never had chance to turn on the gas) and today when i hopped in,It was practically normal,I enjoyed it and my body pretty much adjusted to the cold water :D
Hot water is comforting. Cold water is refreshing. Been on cold showers about 10 years and cold doesn't feel like cold or the opposite of hot anymore. I go from feeling hot and a bit sweaty to feeling refreshed and energized when I turn the shower from hot to cold. Always ending cold makes me feel cleaner too and prevents me from sweating in the next 24hrs. People take hot showers for the same reason they eat junk food. It gives immediate pleasure. I shower for the same reason people eat vegetables. A prolonged healthy feeling. Plus, cold numbs whatever severe chronic pain doctors are apparently unable to diagnose. But ya the cool thing is that the entire way your body perceives the cold changes over time to the point where it's not cold anymore. There's no cold shock or cold burn. It just feels like you took a good drink after a month travelling in the desert without drink. Refreshing. Cold baths have a similar effect but its a bit harder to stay in them for long. Still, makes the body feel really good for at least a day after.
Usually I hear people say that cold showers just makes you more active and energetic for the day. But the fact that this vid went deep on what are the benefits makes us want to have cold showers every time.
What works great for me is in the morning before exercise, take a HOT shower and keep it hot until you’re clean, this loosens my muscles and helps get my blood flowing, it literally warms me up for my exercise. When you’re done and all sweaty, sore and tired, I take a COLD shower to quickly rinse off. It not only works like an ice bath to dull soreness and help heal, but helps motivate and put you in a better mood to take on the rest of your day despite being so tired and sore from exercise.
@@Iknowthelaw13 not really, in the summer, instead of cold showers, I clean up in the 55 degree river across from my house. No need to waste money on a water bill when you live next to a river
I would NOT recommend taking a cold shower just after finishing your workout because it'll kill all your gains. Much rather take one 4-5h after or take one in the morning and a hot shower after your workout
The reason cold 🥶 has these benefits is because it's a stress response to your body and when we do it often we recalibrate a new baseline to the nervous system. When we are out of chronic fight or flight our body works in balance and your body heals and can handle many illnesses.
Thank you for this info. I discovered these benefits when camping decades ago while showering in the snow and have done this many times in my life with great benefit. I'm pushing 75 now (female) and still make myself take cold showers regularly to feel invigorated. Great information for everyone. 👍
tip when you're unused to the cold and just experience your first winter at -20°C (-4°F): breathe slowly, through your nose. if it starts to clog up, don't do anything about it, it will go away on its own. take deep, slow, breaths. your body's gonna stay warm and you can actually enjoy the feeling of the cold air on your skin this way.
@@bakerhalt it's not the normal shit you usually find in your nose, it's just adding a layer to protect your nose from the cold and to add humidity to the air you breathe in. It's a bit of an overreaction by your body and any excess (which leads to the clogging up) goes away on its own.
*Cites scientific articles about the effect of temperature. The temperature is obviously is in universally used Celsius scale* *Cites the temperature levels in Fahrenheit nonetheless*... 'muricans )
Just started this myself. My current strategy is to let myself have a warm shower in the beginning, just long enough to do any actual washing. Then when I'm done, that's when I switch it to as cold as I can tolerate for a full minute before I get out. Eventually I will start off at cooler temperatures and take colder showers for longer periods (No more than 10 minutes I think). But right now my tolerance for cold isn't very good, so it's slow and easy for me.
I used to always have a cold shower after a normal shower and frequent the sauna, along with the plunge into the ice bath afterwards, and also wear shorts and t-shirt in winter and sweater and long trousers in summer. I never had even the slightest cold until a year after I stopped doing that. I stopped mostly due to moving to another country that has hardly any sauna culture and where the standard plumbing practices does not allow for properly cold water.
References
1. There is anecdotal evidence that cold exposure improves mood and it has been suggested that cold showers may even be used to prevent and treat depression.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17993252
2. The fact that cold exposure can increase norepinephrine is shown in multiple studies, both in mice and humans
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18461718/
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210050065
3. When norepinephrine is depleted in people via a pharmacological intervention, a person can become depressed, as shown by a study published in the journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131098/
4. Norepinephrine went up 530% from an hour of cold immersion at 57 degrees Fahrenheit
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210050065
5. A long-term study found that immersing yourself in cold water at 40°F (4.4°C) for 20 seconds for twelve weeks increased norepinephrine by 200 to 300%.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00365510701516350
6. “Chronic inflammation is associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.”
www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-acute-and-chronic-inflammation
7. Research identifies inflammation as the key driver of the aging process.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300815
8. "Inflammation is the prime candidate amongst potential determinants of mortality, capability and cognition up to extreme old age."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415300815
9. Norepinephrine inhibits the inflammatory pathway in the body by decreasing levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, also known as TNF-alpha.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1845768
10. Norepinephrine decreases other inflammatory chemicals like macrophage inflammatory protein-1α.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/sj.bjp.0702179/full
11. A 1996 study by Janský et al., looked at whether cold water immersion (14 degrees C for 1 h) impacts biomarkers of the immune system in young, healthy men. Ultimately, they found that cold water immersion (57 degrees Fahrenheit) three times per week for six weeks increased the number of
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8925815/
12.A study found that winter swimming decreased the incidence of respiratory tract infections by 40%.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987703002706
13. Cold water immersion (head out) in 68°F (20°C) for one hour raised metabolic rate by 93% and one hour at 57°F (14°C) raised metabolic rate by 350%.
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s004210050065
14. Men that were immersed in cold water at 50°F (10°C) for 15 minutes 3 times a week for four weeks after running were able to increase mitochondrial biogenesis occurring in their muscle tissue.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26041108/
15. Cold water exposure (50°F or 10°C) following high intensity running increased PGC1α, a gene that increases the number of mitochondria in muscle.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24561815
68, 57, 40? These are not cold shower temperatures these are like ice bath temperatures
I live in South Florida in the city water pipes run under the street. So in the summertime we don't even use the hot tap the water comes out so hot from the cold tap
Make your videos length short and ask all people if they even want short videos
@@NarayanSingh-kz4tx he can do both
Wim hof...
Cold showers are also better when it comes to hair care.
I'm doing cold showers for almost half a year and I feel so good, haven't been sick, always feel very focused and pumped after one. Especially after a workout
What about taking a normal warm shower then blasting for like thirty seconds at the end?
considering I've not gotten sick since I was 5, guess it's time to become immune to illness with cold showers
@@ddm6779 I've tried this only to get rid of the itchiness after showering w hot water but it honestly doesn't compare to complete cold showers, you probably get like a tenth of the benefits especially mentally. (at least for me)
@@ddm6779 It works, but to go inna cold shower breaks some kind of a mental barrier
How cold does it gotta be full on cold?
Cold water does cure depression, after using it for a week, you start to appreciate a life where hot water is available
xD
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This just shows that physical suffering makes you stronger.
What about mental suffering?
@@abijit.r If you can get past that you will be mentally strong
I like suffering
@@covid_guy I say it both makes and breaks people depending if the person has less emotional cowardice
Dude I fucking love cold showers, I didn't even know people dislike them SO MUCH, it gets the adrenaline going and stuff, it just lightens up the mood for me 🤷♂️🤷♂️
I did this as a soldier in the army in the beginning it was really uncomfortable/painful but I knew straight from the start that it was healthy. after just a few weeks I could take freezing cold showers in the dead of winter and at full pressure with almost no discomfort after the first minute. Everything he said in this video I saw in research studies and experienced first-hand. An additional benefit I didn't see listed here is self-discipline and will-power. Both of which do not come naturally and you must work on consistently in order to build them up and strengthen. Having the ability to excersize both to the extreme will make you that successful in pretty much anything you set your mind to.
Wow powerful statement. As someone who hates cold shower esp in the morning makes me wanna try it
@@vaniad5843 try doing a dozen squats then jump in
@@vaniad5843 did you
Awesome! I love that you mentioned self discipline and will-power.
Thanks for your statement. I agree
0:40 improves mood and depression
2:40 reduces inflammation
5:22 benefits immunity
6:46 increases mental toughness
7:44 helps burn fat
9:08 improves endurance capacity
10:11 how to experience its benefits
The real mvp bro
Thanks
Lowers your testosterone and shrinks your testicles.
@@alexk3469 keeping your testicles cold increases testosterone and heals heat damaged sperm cells
legend
As they say "No pain, no gain"
Our bodies seem to be innate masochists in that many things which are uncomfortable or stress it are exactly what it wants
Well stated 👌
Underrated comment
people thrive in chaos and struggle...its when we experience the most growth
CBT
Bruh 🤯
After work out give it a 10 minutes break, then dip yourself in a cold water you’ll never feel tired or have muscle pain specially after a fight you recover way faster 🤙
It can hinder your muscle growth tho if you take a cold plunge directly after a weight workout.
@@andrewgraham3658 you got it on your phone with the guy who was like a bitch and he was just looking at him lol I think he’s like the one that has to be in there lol
@@jessielastern3064 Huh?
@@andrewgraham3658 I was thinking the same 🤔
Honestly I'm fukin laughing cuz huh was all I could muster I'm my mind after reading it too.
@@jessielastern3064 what in the crack rock are you talking about
I like cold showers only because of when you exit the shower you won’t be hesitant in leaving the great warmth.
the realest comment
When the air outside the shower is warmer than the shower itself, then you've hit the spot
@@builderdude9488 i loved this feeling lmao outside its 50f and i take a same or colder shower it feels strangely warm outside.
no frr
I take cold showers in summer and warm in winter
the hardest part about taking a cold shower is trying not to tell everyone you took a cold shower
Underrated comment🤣🤣🤣
truer words have not been uttered...
Why tho?
Nah, the hardest part is finding soaps and shampoos that work well with cold water. I tried this years ago, but only lasted a few days, because of the soap.
@@float32 Jesse, What the Fuck Are You Talking About!
I started doing this around 2 months ago. Starting with warm showers and turning it to cold for short periods of time. Eventually switching to constantly cold water. I now love the buzz you get after you are finished. It really gets your day off to a good start. Would highly recommend for that alone.
I've been doing that for about a year now and i must say it's very good.
I find that weird.
Personally prefer to start hot and gradually change the temperature colder till it's cold and I'm loving it.
It's nice to open the pores then close them too.
It actually does feel like a little buzz too. I just feel hella relaxed but energized and refreshed at the same time. When I take hot showers I feel kinda sweaty when I get out.
@@Gabe_itch_916 interesting interesting, I might switch then
Keep it going. I started 2 years ago switching to cold in the end of each shower session for 1-2 minutes and I could not imagine ending a shower without cold water. Feels too good
I do cold showers and ice bath many years , as a professional athlete I can say it’s a gamechanger
Nice.
So do I bro and you're correct
For those who take long showers would 5 minutes hot then 5 minutes cold then 5 hot on and off be bad for the body? For those who take 20 to 30 min showers like I do 🤣🤣🤣
U do them before or after workout??
Which sport?
Great information. At 75 I started cold showers a few months ago. My complexion has transformed, I get complements all the time. People think I am in my 50’s. No need for antidepressants. Sharp and able to focus better. BTW, I have lost 15 lbs. Doing 40/50 pushups every other day. This
Technique has been life changing for me. Please do not forget to recommend this for the women. Hope to never stop doing. Lowest temp 38. Longest time 5 min at 40. The Hoh river runs by my place. It is about 45 degrees. I love to sit in that glacier water. Try it you will like it.
After taking a cold shower I felt my shoulder muscles froze.... I can feel it another day as well(other day I don't take a shower)
grandpa out here tryna get sum Bussy
@@user-xg6tv5hl6s💀
@@user-xg6tv5hl6s How do you think you become a grandpa...???
BRAVO!!! You're an inspiration!!!
I just want to point out that anytime you take a cold shower and get out your mood is always going to be improved. Everyone gets happy when they stop suffering.
Edit: thanks for 3.3k likes In a week.
@Gray El entrenador Pokémon No, masochists dont want to get out of the shower because they like it
How about when you're suffering non stop?
@@TheTiredKitsuney are you constantly taking cold showers? Psycho lol
so suffering=less suffering? welp damn
@@complextruth9144 there is always suffering, only lesser and greater degrees of it.
I really appreciated the fact that you used more reliable resources. A lot of “health” videos from UA-cam have no evidence to back them up.
I’ve been taking cold showers for over half a year now and the only benefits I’ve noticed is waking up much faster, feeling a tad more productive, and wanting to hurry tf up and save on that water bill
I don't think you do it long enough. I mean most of the example here say "1hr" like dude... who showers for 1hr each day in one go...
Facts bro. Been doing it for a while and have not felt much tbh
My hair is diferent with cold water-it 's shining like I put something on it.
@@gr4vityjuli4n 1 hour is just wasting water and money..
Ya there is no magic ppl just overhype it like getting up at “5am” makes u special
Been doing cold water therapy for 8 months I have not had a hot shower it has helped my arthritis and I have not been ill with any cold or flu though winter . God Bless
I’ve been doing the hot/ cold alternating showers since I was in sports in high school! I didn’t realize how much it might have been helping other aspects of my health like depression, muscle fatigue, and reducing inflammation.
Cold showers also leaves your hair healthier & stronger
Same but one thing I realized that happens was my face got sharper
@_Sadistic _ I think it means that his face got nicer or more handsome
Does alternating between hot and cold showers each day help these or cancel it out in a way. I’m trying to stimulate my muscle to exercise and to make me feel more awake in the mornings
Yeah I use it to release muscle tension and mental stress still do I recommend taking warm showers when you wake up and cold showers later in the day
I really appreciate that this entire thing was just pure information, absolutely nothing unnecessary
Underrated
Wish he used celsius like most of the world though.
It really wasn't. Some of it needs more information. He left some out on a couple points so that it would sound better
mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
Why is everything that benefits us are always things that we don’t like….? Lol
I like cold showers
@@budyz4778 sicko
@@budyz4778 same
That’s just how life is
Right like if vegetables taste like sweets then everyone would be healthy but nooooo god wants to make vegetables taste like shit
I just took a cold shower today, and my body felt so refreshed
Nice I start talking cold shower a month ago
I didn't, I got a headache pain for 4 days
Is the water cold your entire shower?
@@brockytv7359 don't put your head underneath for a couple of weeks just get it on your body
I just took a cold shower for the first time, it doesnt feel bad, i got used to cold after 30 seconds, probably because my house is usually under 65° Fahrenheit, it feels so good in cold showers
As someone who has been taking cold showers for the past 2 years at this point (part of the wim hoff method) i'd say the biggest benefit is just being able to deal with certain situations, feel more comfy and relaxed, especially after showers. Also feels good to be the one guy always jumping into cold water.
did you get any thinner?
@@Elle-yt1gv Nope, if you want to get thinner go on a caloric deficit and work out a bit. A lot of unrealistic claims in the video.
I assume it's definitely worth it though right ?
@@areebmasoodi8932 It's definitely great when you get used to it. Feels really nice and i'd say discipline is where the most gains are seen.
It is good for acne?
I really like the fact that this man tells you why your body burns more fat in cold temps *and* also warns that some individuals might feel like eating more after exposing themselves to cold. Much respect for taking a moment to cover all the bases!
I just clicked this video because I’m bored
@@abram4103 same and now I wanna do it
@@cryptik4482 agreed
@@abram4103 Group cold shower? Who's in?
@@xevenxaver4759 group hug in the shower tonight!
I’m a massage therapist and use hydro therapy in nearly every session. Mainly heat therapy because clients find it more comfortable but whenever I use cold therapy the results are far better
Hey man i am 14 I literally just jumped off my bed really fast and pulled my muscle in lower right hack help me out i cant even walk 😭
Man up
@@Lion-O-Richie2040 its hurts dawg
@@TonySopranoat16 you good?
@@Lion-O-Richie2040 shut up
I started taking cold showers about 8 weeks ago and I love it. First two times were a little jarring but after that, I didn’t even notice the cold water. Cold things as a whole don’t affect me as much anymore. I wouldn’t go back to hot showers if I had to.
I have a question, how many minutes can I shower, like 30 min or 1h? Or just 5 min? Can u help me?
@@kitsune6173 Bro I dont think you need to ask someone on the internet how much you need to shower☠☠. however for me I personally just for like 5-10 mins so I dont run up the water bill.
@@Joshua-zj8gm ok, Thx so much :D, i asked because i really dont want to get fever
@@kitsune6173 Check the video out from 5:48
It shows taking cold baths/showers decrease your chances of catching a fever or cold
@@vandalsavage15 ok ty
I'm an mma fighter and the legitimate hardest thing i've ever did in my life is ice bath's. the feeling at freezing temps is like no other, it becomes a mind game at that point because your body will become numb after a short time period. it's the ultimate mind over matter test in my opinion
In the shower my heart rate skyrockets and i feel as if im drowning and start gasping for air, got to keep at it though
Cap
@@milosav7314 that how I be feeling to mo I thought I was the only one I will let the cold shower hit my head only for 10 seconds and I feel like I can't breathe and my heart be beating mad fast
@@milosav7314 when I used to get laser surgery I could only take cold showers. Start off with your leg first then slowly work your way In, while focusing on your breathing nice and slow inhales and exhales the key really is your breathing. You feel your lungs open up more and afterwards you feel amazing. I take cold showers every morning now before work and it wakes me up better than coffee.
@@ProvokeOfficial l
I’ve started taking cold showers for about a week now, and I’ve noticed my body actually started warming up after a couple of minutes.
I have found it’s no different than that first plunge into a swimming pool.
The initial contact with the cold water is uncomfortable, but you body soon acclimates to the cold and you no longer feel it.
thanks
placebo you tripping stop spread bs
@@cdt549 I assume by Placebo, you are referring to me.
I’m just sharing my personal experience
Where’s the BS in that?
Next time try diving into a pool of LN2. 😆😄
@@davidbolha did you think that up all by yourself?
Holy shit this probably explains why I rarely get sick! Until my adulthood I only took cold showers, always found that it woke me up more and I just felt better.
Oops!! You are a pioneer even though you didn’t know👍 so many people don’t pay attention and have no curiosity...great job!!👍😊
I actually started taking cold showers because of my eczema, now that it's gone I still do It as a habit
In my place, a cold shower is common in a family house.. The old folk say a warm water shower make your body easy to get ill..
On the other hand I hardly ever get sick, and I only take hot showers
@@AzrieltheAngel yeah same at my place. Old folk will say "hot shower make your body weak" 😆
I started taking cold showers when my ac broke this summer. I haven't gone back because the post- workout cold shower feels so good. Glad to hear there's so many benefits.
Cold showers are truly amazing, gives such a pure, raw energy that nothing else does and builds your mental toughness at the same time. It took me couple of weeks to get to the coldest shower, at first luke warm seemed too cold and I thought that I'd never be able to turn that hot water knob completely off. One day I just imagined I'm under a big cold waterfall and went full cold while controlling my breath. Since then It's easier and easier, can now stand under cold shower for 5 minutes no problem and it's even more enjoyable than a hot one for sure!
Your supposed to sing while you're under cold water it gets your mind off of the cold
@@kentuckybeararms doesn't what?
im gonna just go full cold to start with. yolo
Cold shower is a pleasure, because my country only have 2 seasons (summer and rainy) and it always hot even during rainy seasons.
if u wanna shower with cold showers just go in the bathroom and turn it on dont think about the water being cold just go take a shower after a few days weakd ull get used to the cold showers and cold temperature in general
Are we just gonna ignore that he casually dropped “the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell” line in there?
brings me back to grade 7 LOL
@@carsonguenard9896 100% I still use that line
9:18 for anyone wanting to relive it
He said it ladys and gents. We can go home now!
Going back to 2014 jokes are we?
Honestly what I like about taking cold showers is that when the water hits you you get a cold shock which pumps you with adrenaline. Then I pretend that I am a literal god while silently screaming. Really pumps you up.
The bro what happens to me is like If my strength increases by a lot I feel like the strongest man in the world
@@stephanmichaelis8309 pain
But when the adrenaline dissipates, I tend to start to get tired throughout the day compared to me showering with warm water
@@Swhtx.Complexed same
@@godtofu2765 pain is gain as they say
It amazes me in health and fitness how many things like this have been lost and reintroduced over the years. I have known about these kind of things for over 30 years. Each new generation that comes out seems to have to be taught the same things again. Cold showers and breathing cold air when you're sleeping has a massive effect on your health especially fat loss!!
If I cna learn to sleep without a blanket outside of summer it would probably help me in codl weather or an unheated house
Says WHO? Any centenarians giving credit to cold exposure ??? I havent heard of any
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Fat loss? 😂 If you eat 1000+ calories more than your maintenance you won't burn that much fat in your sleep or in your shower
Awesome! Perhaps you can answer my question? As I am watching this I am asking myself "does exposing ones self to cold temperatures have the same effect? I live in the North West it gets very cold here
I take cold showers as soon as I finish my morning workouts ,it makes me fell confident, calm and on focus.
Placebo effect, most likely
@@adityakulkarni9455 It does have some benefits, but people tend to exaggerate it. I've been taking cold showers my whole life and I don't feel any difference, tbh.
I was thinking about doing this after my morning workouts 👌🏾
@@SubNorm4L if you have been taking them your whole life, why should you notice a difference?
@@SubNorm4L what
Once again, winter is proven to be the best season.
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My grandma always took cold water showers all her life. She lived up to 102 without any illness nor did she need any medicine. Her diet was normal. That was to say she lived in Southeast Asia with a tropical climate. Taking cold showers in summer here in the US may be doable but definitely not in the other seasons.
Brooo facts !!! I live in London though and it’s winter now and honestly I can’t do them especially when my heating doesn’t even work !
I’m almost 10 months in with my 10 min cold baths …New York winters are much harder to dunk in, then the summers but I’m still pushing thru …it’s hard but doable
The people in the titanic would of been a lot more excited to jump in if they saw this video
too soon
@@3jjffrsn it’s been over a hundred years
@@saveyourpityfortheweak definitely; that was the point of my joke.
Lmao
I've been taking cold showers everyday for years. I feel normal.
My mother forced me to take the shower that doesn’t have a heater, at first I hated it but after a few months I got used to it, and I realised that I feel a lot fresher and healthier, thanks mom
My father did that to me he taught me to take cold showers and so for the last 28 years i have cold showers
Lol, did she know u would be happier
Taking cold showers every morning after running. I feel like a new born full of power and good feelings!
Me too
I Clean my hair With Cold Water And I Can Try Worm and Cold Water I Can go Try it 👍
placebo you tripping stop spread bs
@@cdt549 ur placebo is placebo
@@cdt549 stay dumb
I started doing a cold shower a few weeks ago. At first it was super cold and I couldn't take it, so I put a lot of hot water so it could be warm. I got a lot of goosebumps on my arms. I then decided to ignore how cold I was and kept showering. It was really hard because I wasn't used to cold showers. Honestly It helped me feel energized and it made me feel great. I didnt even want to leave the shower. I definitely recommend cold showers, but don't do immediately. Get your body to adjust to it little by little and you will automatically get used to it. I will never get to hot showers again.😂
Never hot shower again... Forget drinking the koolaid this dude just boofed it.
As soon as I found out about the cold therapy stuff, I started doing it. Now I can basically just sit in snow and be fine. It’s amazing
I get cold and fever after cold showers 😭
guy: talks about the benefits of cold showers using scientific terms
me: I like your funny words magic man
But if i understood it right Since i dont like Hour long showers Rather like 10-20min at max So Id gues id have to start with Going to the point where my body feels like is cold and every time going just a lil lower
I don't like most youtube fitness experts. They seem to always have an extreme dose of narcissism. But I like this guy. He seems to genuinely want to help.
Can't it be both?
(Asking for an Aquarius)
Narcissists will always tell you they are right. When you disagree with them they get angry. I hung out with a sociopathic Narcissist before they can be the most scariest yet interesting people you can meet.
@@unholykill333u9 It can be both. I bet some narcissistic people do want to help. But they will make you think only their way of thinking and doing things is the only thing that works.
@@unholykill333u9 Honestly I think I'm guilty of this.
I am currently unemployed and in combination with a broken relationship and the world crisis concerning high (gas) prices I developed symptoms of depression.
Nevertheless, I started cold showering a few months ago, doing it on a daily basis. In the beginning it is awful, but once you get used to it, it is a blessing in the morning. I dare to say it is almost the same feeling as an orgasm. When I feel down and depressed I take an cold shower and feel immediately focused.
One tip is to get used to the cold showering doing your feet and leg first, then do the torso with deep breathing and from there do your face and hair.
I also turned my heating down to 15 degrees centigrade and haven't suffered from a cold ever since.
In the beginning it is a nightmare, but after a few weeks it enriches your life.
This might b TMI but I noticed that whenever I take them my member down there shrinks into my scrotum but when i take them hot it all hangs loose and is capable of reaching tremendous or unbelievable size.
thanks my guy you really helped me. hope your life get better and that you get over her/him
Some like it hot.
This actually makes sense. I spend a lot of time outside even when it's really cold and I almost never get sick.
How so?
@@valeraanovsk1468 his body is used to it and it’s harder to get sick that way
No. No. No. you spend more time outside correct? So what are you not trapped in an enclosed space with as often as someone else? Viruses and bacteria’s. That’s why people that are outside more in the winter get sick less. Less opportunity.
@@bertellijustin6376 Well I work in a job where I am around people a lot and lots of different people. My coworkers will get colds and the flu but I never catch it.
@@jakobvinni5211 i actually prefer staying in cold places rather then warm or hot places....i don't get cold easily,and i like that
Our household has limited capacity of warm water. After I have convinced my whole family to apply cold shower therapy, I started to feel myself extremely well in the morning.
Is it cuz you got the warm shower
@@GuruLou135 frr
Whenever i take cold showers i feel like my eyes stopped working lmfao
Pfft okay
This comment reminds me of when I used to live in Africa and showered with cold water and a bucket. I wasn't poor or anything, my plumbing just kind of sucked and I was too lazy to wake up early enough to heat my shower water by stove everyday.
One neat thing I've found is that if I start off with a warm shower, and turn my temperature down over time, cold showers are actually pretty comfortable. Its not even a chore or fight to do, and once I'm at the coldest temperature I don't even mind. I even enjoy it :D
I do this too it’s works great
It also helps with drying off because you go in dry and feel welcomed by the warm, and when to get out you are allready cold so you don't freeze to death and getting out is really comfortable
Does this count as cold shower?
Preach it!! I do the same and it’s really the best way to go about it
@@PrimerCinePodcast It really is.
Preaching to a choir member on this one. I grew up in Great Falls, Montana and during the winter it was cold shower or no shower. It took ages for the water to warm up and didn't last long. I don't think I ever really thought that warm or hot showers were better. Our pool in Hanoi gets pretty cold in the winter, around 50 degrees. My children love to dive in with me. For them it is a thrill. For me it is total relaxation. I often find my mind empty and just feeling relaxed and peaceful.
I really appreciate that you cite all of your sources so we know everything is legitimate, studied information
I actually use cold therapy for training in soccer... what I find the most helpful is a cold shower in the morning (that makes you more alert) and a warm shower in the afternoon to help with sleep and muscle fatigue.
cold helps you to relax for sleep
@@rodro.8286 not as well as warm water. Cold water literally makes you more alert and energetic.
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@@bclassjoseph3637 No Printer.
@@TheFreshster huh
Your advices have led to the most effective exercises I have ever done (and most excruciating), but results speak for themselves. I did calisthenics and bodyweight exercises mostly, but I have found these extra tips of yours for these types of exercises to be far more effective and satisfying to me personally than any painful occasions before that in the gym. In the process I took a muscle gain plan from nextlevelidet, and without any additional supplements needed, my muscles started to grow massively over the last few months... Thank you for all the work and advices you shared with us over the years.
Cold showers after a hard workout, really dulls the aches in my knees and makes recovery much faster
Hey I’m not gonna start right away Cus I got exams due its week 5 but ima start around 7 or 8 I’m 15 168cm and 69.5 kg I have a eating disorder and I’m sick of myself I have a dad bod I wanna loose it by next year I wanna go back into school a new person I wanna build up a little loose fat and trim out any tips for me would be greatly appreciated I have a pull up bar boxing bag weights a bench press bar leg weight machine if that helps in any way I have different bars aswell
@@vasco7751 only you know your limits and what you can do. You're doing tremendously well. Try a low carb, high fat and protein keto diet, the fat will disappear fast
@@vasco7751 bro you are probably going to have a growth spurt.. im 28 now but i remember that before any growth spurt that ive ever had ive alwasy gained heaps of weight before. im 6' now
I've taken cold showers and I feel so refreshed and calm after. It is hard at first but worth it.
Started taking cold showers about 3 months ago...I look forward to them, the rush that I get very refreshing and mood changing.
Brad Thor has a series of books with the main character, Scott Horvath, being an ex-SEAL, black OPS guy. His character would often say when taking a shower to turn it all the way cold at the end and stand there for 30 seconds to jump start the body and mind. Always wondered about that.
This and breathing exercises are changing my life , and I was having divorce blues, now I feel some love for myself again.
Keep ur mind busy find a hobby learn something new like violin or rubix cube get better and faster at it talk about it to someone who it doesn’t matter that they know about it won’t effect there life or ur life w them knowing love u bud stick in there MAN
Good on you mate great to see your gaining confidence in your self you motivate me to change my self in the holiday close to come for school next year as a new person👍
@@vasco7751 thanks mate, In the end it's down to you / me , best of luck
good stuff man :)
Don't let it eat you alive . Was the most depressed time of my life . Then I met a 21 year old . We got married and had two boys . Things change buddy , don't worry 😉
Explains why I'm happier in cold weather.😊
I’m happier in cool weather not cold😌
Aye.
**raising hand for high five**
@@LaNguyenBTong nosir
@@mekhi_morris i like winter or cold temperature, just not the cold fever I get from it.
Me too
I’ve been taking cold showers for about a month now and honestly I’ve gotten use to it. I gonna start staying in longer to give my self a bit of a challenge
respect
Do you start off cold in the beginning or adjust?
@@nczioox1116 Yo i just took a cold shower. i recommend to start really cold. You start by watering your legs, then arms then head. do that a couple of times then on your chest then back. After you doing this repeat till you adjust to the cold and just shower like normal
@@toadlingscotch12345 ok thanks, ill try that
dont forget the breathing 👌
My family can’t pay bills for hot water and gas, after watching this I feel pretty lucky
My family couldn’t pay gas for like 5 months and they would boil they’re water but not me. Lol even through winter I took long cold showers and eventually I became immune to it, but now I’m used to hot water again and I will never voluntarily do it again lol
Your mindset and positivity is amazing.
you’re my hero!
Nice
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I've been taking mostly cold showers for a little over a year and I have been taking them not only because the obvious benefits, but because it makes me uncomfortable which helps me gets used to uncomfortable situations.
Yeah that’s what the guy stated in the video
Ye and because when we have hot showers we don't want to get out. Ever since I started cold showering, I've always gotten out pretty much immediately after washing myself.
@@otrz8009 Yeah, also in hot water I zone out. It mostly happens whenever I first get in when the hot water hits me in a cold bathroom I just forget I'm in the shower.😂
i do it because i dont expect the water to be cold and when i take a shower in the morning it shocks me waking me up immediately and the longer im in the shower the faster more attentive i become
I started Wim Hoff's course in 2016, cold showers are the norm for me now. The most important things I took away from it were that the shock of the initial cold never goes away, but the speed at which you get used to it becomes shorter and shorter. And two, if you are feeling ill, give your body a break and stay out of the cold until you are feeling better. Cold exposure is a stressor and your immune system is expending resources trying to heal you. Put the cold on hold, just for a couple weeks.
Good advice, thankyou!
I really like this. I've been trying to figure out just how to balance a lot of this stuff. I discovered a long time ago that putting yourself through much pain can definitely be counterproductive. Pain is not always gain.
Any advice on getting used to the cold? I just started and I really suck at it 😆 I look like I'm being electrocuted
@@matthewmurdoch6932 I think everybody sucks at it :) You'll probably have areas of your body that are more sensitive than others. For me it's my upper back and shoulders, but my hands and forearms are not as much. So I expose my hands and forearms first, then my face, feet, and hair. My torso/back and legs are last, and interestingly because the other parts have sensitized, it makes it a little easier. When you are first starting, move in and out of the water stream. No need to torture yourself. If you are only getting wet for five seconds, then back out and wait a few seconds before getting back in, you're on track, but try to get your whole body wet at some point even if it's for short durations. If you want a measurable challenge after getting wet, back out of the water stream and soap up your whole body/shampoo, and then rinse using the cold water. You'll have to hit your body parts multiple times to get the soap off and shampoo out of your hair, and it will force you to keep at it. Last tip is to either slow your breath or hold your breath when you get into the cold, and when you let your breath out, "force" it out like you are blowing a toy sailboat. Just try to control the reflex of gasping, and you'll send a message to your brain that this is not a life or death situation (even though it kind of feels like that at first).
@@skysurfer Thanks for the great response! Will do tomorrow!
I started taking cold showers a few months ago and it doesnt feel so uncomfortable anymore
Okay I want to try to but how much I need to decrease the water temperature ?
@@onemore3296 you need to decrease the temperature only a little bit when you start and put it lower every shower so your body gets used to the cold water temperature. Soon you can shower only with cold water
@@christoph1504 does it work? Like for you did it work
@@RCD_Posts i think that it workes
Same!!
Guys, seriously just go for it. Unless you have a serious medical condition, so might wanna consider checking with a medical professional. From my experience though. Don't even bother with hot and cold switch. Just start out cold with your feet, going up the legs start indulging your body with nice chill water. I do it both morning and night. Each shower is literally a moment of therapy. The "struggle" of cold is quickly overcome by a thrust of pure energy and power. Seriously just do it guys.
Can we just appreciate that he made a 14 minute video without a single ad
Or a single breath
It started with a goddamn add
@@Cormano980 not for me
@@Cormano980 oh it did nevermind lol
@@Cormano980 but still most UA-camrs would put like 6 ads in a 15 minute video
I had a sudden onset of severe inflammation in august of 2020 which now looks like an autoimmune disease. It literally aged me like 15 years ins 4-6 months. I went from having no joint and muscle pain to being in severe pain every single day. swollen joints, weak muscles and screwed up digestion. my liver, neck and spine are always on fire. some days I can’t even raise or use my arms. this is like the twilight zone. I was fit and working out one day and weeks later can’t do anything. I lost 30lbs of muscle over 4-5 months and can’t put back not even 10lbs in over a year! the cold showers have been helping with my inflammation and joint pain.
… And the connection to cold showers?
@@bananaboat247 they have been helping to reduce my inflammation and joint pain
The most important things I took away from it were that the shock of the initial cold never goes away, but the speed at which you get used to it becomes shorter and shorter.
And people say wim hof is a crazy man , he is a genius!
And a genius isnt crazy?
Wim hof is extremely wise
OH yeah, he tha goat👌🏾.
I love him
He is also crazy
Just tossing my thanks on the pile. Started taking contrast showers after seeing this videos 2 months ago and haven't been able to stop. It feels amazing after working out. Thank you
started taking cold showers earlier this year and i still consider it one of the best lifestyle changes i've ever made. i feel so much more energized and it helped my hair and muscles
You're hair as well?
@@teostaro9976 yes warm water causes hair loss you should put cold water on your head after finishing because your hair becomes loose after warm water
Oh wow didn't know that, but it makes sense. I'll start doing it and see what happens. Thanks 💪
If the benefits are false from body cold showers then hair is truly the only we know to benefit from cold shower
Doesn't get loose and I noticed it curls much better at the back than before, shinier for longer
Also helps I gave up 2 in 1s 5 in 1st they suck and do no favours for hair
@@teostaro9976 you do know why you shave with warm water no? so your pores open more and it's much more easily cut or removed, if you do it with cold water and try it, it will feel like you're pulling each hair since your pores close.
I’ve been taking cold showers for over two months and lost all my excess weight. I am no longer overweight. I also have a low carb diet.
Cool
That's great
I am taking cold showers since beginning of january. I must say that I hated it for the first week and I even got a headache after every shower. I was about to stop my experiment when suddenly in the second week I started to feel a change.
My body adapted and my recovery after sports went so much quicker. I drank a lot of coffee before and didn't have the need anymore because I was already so sharp and awake after the showers. In the cold winter months I was walking outside with just a shirt or light pullover when everyone else was wearing heavy coats.
Whenever I am in places where they don't have cold water e.g. certain gyms I feel really weird after. I must say after almost 7 months in it was the best thing I did in a long time. My goal is to never stop taking cold showers :)
Give it a try, you won't be disappointed!
ps: I shower between 4-6 minutes around the coldest setting
im not sure ur supposed to get headaches from it big man
Got mild headaches too! Same pinch bro
I got headaches and stopped it
Too cold .that's why you get headaches.
@@prm1234567stphn Did you also shower the head? If you leave out the head the arteries in the body may congest pumping more blood towards the brain. Hence some say one should also shower the head at least a little
bit when taking a cold shower.
When i was in the french army for 3 years, cold shower was the ritual, even we most of time had a limit of 120 seconds to fully shower on mission, in some countries we had like 6 Liters of water per day like in Afghanistan where the temperatures are burning hot, drinking or showering with those 6 Liters you had to make a choice, from Autumn to Summer, i've kept it and i might get a cold or a flu like once every 3 years even i smoke a package a day now, but it's one of the best routines and you quickly get used to it, after a month or so you can't imagine switching to hot shower or bath anymore so you can go for it :-)
How cold does the water have to be
@@ikeonyt Well if 37 celcius and above is considered as a hot shower then make it 15 to 20 celcius ? Don't go that cold if it's too much for you, step by step my friend
I didn't have any other choice back in the time so the change was radical, either you bite your teeth and go for it or step by step ;-)
i learned that focusing on your breathing while under stressful situations really helps when i firstly started showering with cold water (forced because they cut warm/cold water a lot here fucking incompetent government) and also because my ass burned more than once whenever i tried to literally just have water fall on it so i had to hold my breath and that REAAALLY helped me endure the pain/cold temp so as the video guy said def do that, it can probably help you go into 10 celsius cold water or probably less for the first time for a good amount of time
this also means focusing on your breathing also really helps in most stressful situations too (probably not for ones where you really need to focus on them tho)
Afghanistan's temperature is not burning hot, only a few provinces are quite hot (summer of course), the rest of the Afghanistan is extremely cold round the year.
I'm an Afghan and I live in one of the hottest cities of Afghanistan (Jalalabad) but even in here some districts are really cold.
I love winter but some places in Afghanistan are not bearable.
@@ikeonyt 5 degrees Celsus is what I like. Especially swimming in a lake in January...if done every year you will have no health issues anymore during the Winter. Just do not go alone swimming at these water temps, it can be risky. Cheers
I finish my every hot shower with 1 minute of coldest shower available, I do it for the last 3 years. I don't catch cold or flu anymore. Before I developed this habit I was ill 4-5 times a year.
I just started taking cold showers and I am seeing good physical and mental changes
I wish he went into detail about his academic sources as much as he does for all the entertainment sources to feed his points but I got the main idea now. My next shower will be cold
Welcome to the club.youll love em!
Don’t lie you don’t shower
Are you too lazy to look it up yourself?
Take a cold shower, that could help. :)
@@ptv032913 damn, I've been caught.
Check top comment
So THIS is why jumping into the pool after lounging in the hot tub at the old community center was so refreshing feeling!
And will make you sick
@@clifford5774 Never did actually.
Easy way to get paralyzed
@@sertdemir7138 Again, no. This isn't boiling water to sudden ice bath. Rec center pools are generally kept at a slightly below room temperature level, not made icy, to be more comfortable for swimming classes or children. The exception is lane pools which are kept colder to help with body heat when swimming laps, which I did not use.
@Nathan Michaels I think he was referring to thermal shock, which can make people nauseous, or believes that being cold too long causes you to become susceptible to other illnesses, so I'm giving them benefit of the doubt.
I finish my showers with cold water. Started doing that after I read somewhere about warm water opens pores, cleans more efficiently. Then rinse with warm. Finish with cold to close pores.
This is what i do especially on my face
That's exactly right. I do the same thing. It's rejuvenating and it just feels awesome
I read the same thing! Started doing this because I would get super itchy right after a shower.
I've done this before. It's actually fascinating how if you endure the freezing water for a minute you actually get used to it and start feeling comfortable.
I love the feeling of cold water. At the end of a shower I turn the water temperature down. It was hard for the first three months but now I can turn it down to the coldest without much trouble.
im luving to cold shower...but mom screamsss..oh take hot or luke warm in the cold weather* ( sinusitis) then if it is true...why dr..recommends hot soupe...for soothing ur Sore and scratchy throat ....when u got viral flu evn in hot weathers*??????
ahhh a fellow once
It takes like 2 weeks and after that you do not care much about the cold anymore. The biggest hurdle is to overcome yourself because your head is telling you that its gonna be uncomfortable. I still have this often even though I take cold showers for like 10 years. But once I step under the shower the feeling is completely gone. And the energy boost and feeling of vitality afterwards is just awesome.
Taking ice baths is next level stuff tho. :D
"If you only stay in there for 5-15 seconds, that's fine for your first time."
Giggity.
Underrated
who else but quagmire
Omg best comment
Ha! That one got me
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I have been taking shower in cold water in winter since childhood … after taking shower yeh bath in cold u would feel different like full of energy ,positive about yours day & u wouldn’t feel cold full day ✅ each & every one should take bath in cold water 👌🏻
My strategy I've been using for months is going from hot to cold. I start my showers off hot to open and clean out pores in my skin and have a relaxing sauna effect. The last 5 minutes I spend cold to tighten the cleaned pores again. I kinda think of this as open pores, clean pores, close them again process. I haven't struggled with any acne since.
Even though my country is at the north of the equator line, rainy, sunny and humid throughout the years my shower still giving me a cold shower everyday and I think this video just showed me good facts about the thing my shower is doing so thank shower for being so cold everyday :)
Easiest way to take a cold show is put the water to luke warm and then gradually turn it too cold . Your welcome 🥶
However, that gradual change in temp will also decrease the speed at which your body releases Norepinephrine, and decreases the effectiveness of the vasoconstriction/vasodilation cycle...
Easiest way to take a cold shower is lock yourself in the shower then turn the cold on full.
For me I just put it all the way cold and dive into the deep end.
repent and believe in Christ
This defeats the entire purpose of a cold shower
I was in great shape after my last divorce, then covid arrived, lost all my gains due to change of workplace, now I am back at the gym and hitting cold showers post-workout and love it!!!!
I have long Covid myself and I wonder if it will help me too. What symptoms did you have?
I take a cold shower after a workout, it’s definitely revitalizing!💪🏾
But nothing beats a warm shower just before bed!🙏🏾
Hey I’m not gonna start right away Cus I got exams due its week 5 but ima start around 7 or 8 I’m 15 168cm and 69.5 kg I have a eating disorder and I’m sick of myself I have a dad bod I wanna loose it by next year I wanna go back into school a new person I wanna build up a little loose fat and trim out any tips for me would be greatly appreciated I have a pull up bar boxing bag weights a bench press bar leg weight machine if that helps in any way I have different bars aswell
@@vasco7751
The training equipment you listed sounds like a good place to start, heck it might be all you need if you utilize them correctly. I have a similar setup in my basement, I got a 5 in 1 workout station where I can do pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, push-ups and leg raises. I also got dumbbells, a sit-up bench, a heavybag, jumprope and a elliptical.I rarely use the elliptical though because I get my cardio mainly through moderate jogging and walking. I have a hip injury from years ago, so I gotta go easy with my cardio.
Now as far as advice for starters, I would say that sleep and nutrition should be your foundation because if you’re not focused and you’re not getting the proper fuel in your body, your workouts won’t have an impact.
Now as far as actual training, I would say start doing research on HIIT and Circuit Training because IMO they are the best exercise systems that combines anaerobic and aerobic exercises.
Hope that helps and good luck👍🏾😃
@@vasco7751 Good luck with your journey. Trimming down fat can be difficult, especially when trying to build muscle. A lot of what can help me is stuff like pull ups, resistance bands, dumbbell variations of forms, push ups, etc.. Push ups for me will help me get more strength with barbells and those weights. I’m pretty lazy and I can’t even lift a 45 pound barbell very well, but manage to have it as a maximum weight. I’m 5’9, 16 and I have a difficult goal to make it to 160 or 170 pounds and be in good shape.
@@vasco7751 well did you stick to it
Hot/cold showers are even better. It activates the heat shock proteins which also makes people tired.
Ive taken cold showers multiple times (Never had chance to turn on the gas) and today when i hopped in,It was practically normal,I enjoyed it and my body pretty much adjusted to the cold water :D
Hot water is comforting. Cold water is refreshing. Been on cold showers about 10 years and cold doesn't feel like cold or the opposite of hot anymore. I go from feeling hot and a bit sweaty to feeling refreshed and energized when I turn the shower from hot to cold. Always ending cold makes me feel cleaner too and prevents me from sweating in the next 24hrs. People take hot showers for the same reason they eat junk food. It gives immediate pleasure. I shower for the same reason people eat vegetables. A prolonged healthy feeling. Plus, cold numbs whatever severe chronic pain doctors are apparently unable to diagnose. But ya the cool thing is that the entire way your body perceives the cold changes over time to the point where it's not cold anymore. There's no cold shock or cold burn. It just feels like you took a good drink after a month travelling in the desert without drink. Refreshing. Cold baths have a similar effect but its a bit harder to stay in them for long. Still, makes the body feel really good for at least a day after.
Usually I hear people say that cold showers just makes you more active and energetic for the day. But the fact that this vid went deep on what are the benefits makes us want to have cold showers every time.
Your posts are excellent … not “just another” workout channel … stay strong!
What works great for me is in the morning before exercise, take a HOT shower and keep it hot until you’re clean, this loosens my muscles and helps get my blood flowing, it literally warms me up for my exercise. When you’re done and all sweaty, sore and tired, I take a COLD shower to quickly rinse off. It not only works like an ice bath to dull soreness and help heal, but helps motivate and put you in a better mood to take on the rest of your day despite being so tired and sore from exercise.
I take shower/bath my whole life nothing happens
Dang, your water bill’s gotta be high. Lol
@@Iknowthelaw13 not really, in the summer, instead of cold showers, I clean up in the 55 degree river across from my house. No need to waste money on a water bill when you live next to a river
I would NOT recommend taking a cold shower just after finishing your workout because it'll kill all your gains. Much rather take one 4-5h after or take one in the morning and a hot shower after your workout
@@Chaoticvc can you elaborate more on how it will kill all your gains?
The Wim Hof Method, strong, healthy, happy.
the mother mantra and tummo meditation came long before wim hof but kudos
@@dorego3658 what is this comment?
@@chiemxerxobi wim hof uses the Tummo practice in his method he has developed
The reason cold 🥶 has these benefits is because it's a stress response to your body and when we do it often we recalibrate a new baseline to the nervous system. When we are out of chronic fight or flight our body works in balance and your body heals and can handle many illnesses.
Thank you for this info. I discovered these benefits when camping decades ago while showering in the snow and have done this many times in my life with great benefit. I'm pushing 75 now (female) and still make myself take cold showers regularly to feel invigorated. Great information for everyone. 👍
ohh no wonder you seek the sun, after being that cold.
@@CC-bu2gv that was pretty good
@@CC-bu2gv 😂
@@CC-bu2gv i dont get it
@@Radicaldude her name is Sun Seeker.
tip when you're unused to the cold and just experience your first winter at -20°C (-4°F): breathe slowly, through your nose. if it starts to clog up, don't do anything about it, it will go away on its own. take deep, slow, breaths. your body's gonna stay warm and you can actually enjoy the feeling of the cold air on your skin this way.
how can your nose unclog on it's own without it going out of the nose?
@@bakerhalt it's not the normal shit you usually find in your nose, it's just adding a layer to protect your nose from the cold and to add humidity to the air you breathe in. It's a bit of an overreaction by your body and any excess (which leads to the clogging up) goes away on its own.
Hypothermia is a thing, pneumonia too
Funfact: 10C is really cold, going to -20C is basically giving your self tantrums l.
In Finland -20C° Winters are actually common.. Well 99% of the winters
*Cites scientific articles about the effect of temperature. The temperature is obviously is in universally used Celsius scale* *Cites the temperature levels in Fahrenheit nonetheless*... 'muricans )
This explains why I always feel energized and happy after swimming in the ocean or a pool. (Also the fact that I LOVE swimming)
It feels like this dude sells cold water and is desperately trying to get me to purchase some for my showers.
Just started this myself. My current strategy is to let myself have a warm shower in the beginning, just long enough to do any actual washing. Then when I'm done, that's when I switch it to as cold as I can tolerate for a full minute before I get out.
Eventually I will start off at cooler temperatures and take colder showers for longer periods (No more than 10 minutes I think). But right now my tolerance for cold isn't very good, so it's slow and easy for me.
I be doing similar but not long enough to get used to the hot water
These are very easy steps in helping to loose weight. Very awesome 👍🏻👍🏻 keep it up. I'll definitely do these more often.
I used to always have a cold shower after a normal shower and frequent the sauna, along with the plunge into the ice bath afterwards, and also wear shorts and t-shirt in winter and sweater and long trousers in summer. I never had even the slightest cold until a year after I stopped doing that. I stopped mostly due to moving to another country that has hardly any sauna culture and where the standard plumbing practices does not allow for properly cold water.
In Texas, even when you put the water on all cold it still doesn't get that cold.
@@Emp6ft10in dam
@@Emp6ft10in frr