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In general I am very concerned about what is considered cold. Is this just unheated? Depending on the time of year the relative temperature of unheated has a broad range where I live. I’d be a lot more comfortable if this set a tight bound on the water temp. If it did and I missed it sorry.
We did this in our entire house for about 6 months once when our water heater broke and we couldn't afford to get it fixed quickly. UPSIDES: We nearly halved our water bill as all of us (kids and parents) took far shorter showers because it was so cold. This also meant we had to clean the shower much less often. I would also be more awake and alert in the morning after a cold rinse. DOWNSIDES: I noticed I was getting…
I've been taking cold showers for 3-4 months, but recently had to quit because I hurt my neck so badly in the shower.
Including one death.
TLDR; 3000 participants study that asked them to do cold showers for 30-90 seconds each day for 1 month. Main difference shown was ~30% reduction in sick days they took. On a side note, has anyone here tried wim hof method?
I actually went and met Wim. I took one of his seminars. He had us all go outside into a pool of ice together for about ~1 minute with all of us chanting who let the dogs out while we froze. I walked out completely red because it was the coldest thing I'd ever done. At that point I was doing cold showers for about a year and a half. I am a very physical person and his method was the first one to put my mind into a me…
I wonder if his methods would help people with depression.
I loved cold showers since beeing teenager. Always liked cold. Not used hot water sometimes for weeks in winter. In December me and friends regularly swim in Baltic Sea when it’s 0C outside (hot sauna and generous servings of vodka surely help). But I have read that hot shower in morning significantly lowers cortisol levels so I start the day with hot shower now, when available. Also since a few years I am living in…
I loved cold showers since beeing teenager. Always liked cold. Not used hot water sometimes for weeks in winter. In December me and friends regularly swim in Baltic Sea when it’s 0C outside (hot sauna and generous servings of vodka surely help). But I have read that hot shower in morning significantly lowers cortisol levels so I start the day with hot shower now, when available. Also since a few years I am living in…
Sauna combined with alcohol sounds like recipe for disaster.
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I actually went and met Wim. I took one of his seminars. He had us all go outside into a pool of ice together for about ~1 minute with all of us chanting who let the dogs out while we froze. I walked out completely red because it was the coldest thing I'd ever done. At that point I was doing cold showers for about a year and a half. I am a very physical person and his method was the first one to put my mind into a me…
Seattleite here. I am skeptical people look at you funny, at least more than every once in a while. Plenty of people dress that way in inclement weather.
TLDR; 3000 participants study that asked them to do cold showers for 30-90 seconds each day for 1 month. Main difference shown was ~30% reduction in sick days they took. On a side note, has anyone here tried wim hof method?
I actually went and met Wim. I took one of his seminars. He had us all go outside into a pool of ice together for about ~1 minute with all of us chanting who let the dogs out while we froze. I walked out completely red because it was the coldest thing I'd ever done. At that point I was doing cold showers for about a year and a half. I am a very physical person and his method was the first one to put my mind into a me…
Funny.
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Could that induce a heart attack? Like drinking a glass of ice water after mowing the lawn in hot weather.
Yep. It's a stressor, which is the point. Strenuous exercise is also a well-known cause of heart attacks, but you should definitely strenuously exercise if at all possible.
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40F with or without clothes? 4-6 hours without clothes and Im pretty sure you're looking at fairly severe hypothermia.
I am not sure how much clothes would help in preventing hypothermia.