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People's reactions to the cold always astonish me. I spend a lot of time in Canada and Hong Kong. In Canada, it can be 12 C (~53F) and lots of people will be wearing t-shirts and jeans, and it isn't too uncommon to see the odd person wearing shorts. In Hong Kong, 12 C necessitates a cold weather warning, and a fair amount of people die when it drops to 10 C (50F). It would be interesting to try this article's suggest…
I don't think he'll sell many ice vests to women - they always seem to feel the cold. The women at work are always rugged up, while the guys (ok, all the guys do a lot of exercise) are mostly in shorts and t-shirts. In bed, my wife has a couple of duvets on, and I'm on the top of the bed with nothing on, sweating away. Maybe, based on the theories in this article, women would find it easier to lose weight if they let…
What's funny is that the article never suggests that the simplest solution would be to go swimming (Phelps example) instead of resorting to things like the cold vest or sleeping without a blanket. And swimming has more advantages than just being cold : it provides your cardio in a non damaging way (contrary to running) and you gain a valuable skill that can save your life.
Did anyone else notice the URL? It already says /2015/01 ...
I'm in Europe. I've been using only (cold) tap water in my house for more than a year. It began with a broken heater in the midst of last year's summer when I decided to postpone buying new one to see how long I can last with cold water. I thought that sooner or later I should catch cold and then I would switch back to using warm water. That summer was hot (up to 35 degree Celsius) and tap water was warm, slowly it b…
I do this (not each time but often) and I like the feeling after the cold shower ends - air feels warm instead of cold, heart is beating very fast, and it's very refreshing.
It's probably bad idea if you're not healthy to begin with (thermal shock etc), but if you are healthy it's great.
You can also eat less...
Telling people not to eat isn't going to work.
For some, small, subset of people it might work. Emotional eaters, or people who make really poor choices of what food. But for most people who are trying to lose weight your advice is useless because it doesn't work.
What's funny is that the article never suggests that the simplest solution would be to go swimming (Phelps example) instead of resorting to things like the cold vest or sleeping without a blanket. And swimming has more advantages than just being cold : it provides your cardio in a non damaging way (contrary to running) and you gain a valuable skill that can save your life.
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It depends on the humidity. 25C at 50+% humidity feels pretty bad.
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Beijing is technically dry but can get really humid in the summer (dry windless winters, humid windless summers, go figure).
When it comes to ice swimming, most of swimmers are overweight... Seems like thier calories are not buring due to cold. Or, perhaps, they've got too much of calories.
Googled a bit about ice swimming. This is exactly how it looks like here http://s.inyourpocket.com/img/russia/Moscow/ice-swimming_b93...
