4 Exercises To Condition Yourself To Cold Temperatures
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- Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2023
- We are at the beginnings of winter in the northern hemisphere -- time to begin your cold conditioning! Here are four practices you can take on that will make you more comfortable this winter.
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I moved to the western NC mountains in 2007. I used to say that the cold made me ANGRY! I was tired of hating the cold, so I trained to be a Wim Hof Instructor. Started with cold showers and outdoor cold training. Now I can do a trail run in the winter and jump in the creek for a couple of minutes. Now I really enjoy the winter! Our amazing bodies do adapt. ❄💪❄
Okay, that is so AWESOME! Going from such a dislike of the cold and instead of running from it, meeting it head on and becoming friends with the cold. I'm super inspired! Way to set an example!!! =)
@@ReWildUniversity Like Wim says, "The cold is my warm friend". They have merch with that quote too. Absolutely love your channel. I don't have kids, but had I, your family would be the example I would follow for healthy, happy, educated children. Much 🤍 to you and yours.
What a great saying! So happy to have you here -- and we're sending you love as well!!! =)
Working outside as a builder most of my life in Maine I found heavy clothing so restrictive that you end up taking them off and just stay moving .
Nice =)
In Sweden we have on old saying from ye' old days. Freeze the winter in and sweat the summer in. Meaning when winter comes don't put on all your thick clothes at once, go slow and steady. Likewise in summer, don't throw all of your clothes of at first sight of sun, let the weather settle before you get into your summer clothes.
With that being said, I just put on jeans instead of shorts a week ago and proper shoes instead of sandals. My mom called me a "weirdo".
I love it! Sweden seems the perfect source of such wisdom =)
I have one more from personal experience - GET ACTIVE!
The individuals I've known most sensitive to cold are also not moving their body to increased heart rate and respiration on a daily basis.
That's all. Just be more active today than 7 days ago, and increase GRADUALLY from there (along with all the standard " caveats)
This isn't just OTHER people I've seen this in tho. I wentnthrough many years of life physical and other challenges that kept me far less active than i wanted. Once i could successfully move more, ive found my "internal furnace" functioning far far better.
Good luck folks!
GREAT advice -- plus your suggestion has so many other benefits! We definitely need more movement in our culture. And especially in the cold, when many people sort of "hunker down" and then just get colder. MOVE! Thanks for this =)
Reminds me of the old saying: he who cuts firewood warms himself twice.
I live out of a truck most the time.
I ride a bike s lot in all weather.
I’m not nearly as bothered by the cold as I used to be.
Even if I get cold, I know it’s temporary and I’ll warm back up.
It’s really a mental game.
SO much a mental game. Indeed, I think that's the most powerful aspect of this sort of training -- we start to recognize how much our fears and preconceptions dictate our life experience.
0:40 the way I see us it’s basically like, being scared of something when you were a kid, and then getting un-scared as you get old
I started working as a letter carrier for the Post Office just over a year ago, and there can be a significant difference in cold tolerance between newer carriers and the more experienced carriers. There are people who wear shorts well into below freezing temperatures because they've been adapting to the cold every year for the past 20+ years. I've noticed myself dressing down and doing these tips, even before I watched the video.
What a great outdoor job that will enhance your adaptation. So glad to hear you're dressing down already =)
Going Barefoot in the Woods and find aut that ao leaves and pine needles it fells much warmer! Test it out Greatings!
Awesome!!! Greetings in return =)
The state of mind does indeed go a long way: the calm acceptance of the sensation. I've found it helpful to visualize a furnace in my chest, with flues running through my arms and legs. The thing is, I do love wearing cloaks.
I've been taking cold showers for a few years now, and I'm glad for it.
Cloaks? Wow! We love them too! One of my favorite things about the winter . . .
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OK Kenton, you had me going! It LOOKED like you were literally holding a surprise ready for some last minute joke in the form of that fluffy thing, but no. It was just a microphone in a protective fluffy thingy. Aw shucks!
Cold, heat, and sun conditioning. Believe it or not, my vegan diet plays a HUGE factor in increasing various adaptive mechanisms. Dropping refined sugar is also a major factor. People are often amazed at my assertion that I NEVER use things such as sunscreen, and that I almost never get sunburn, and if so, only very mildly, and seldom. As I purify my diet of sooo many substances/foods we are ENDLESSLY propagandized to wrongly believe we need, I notice benefits of adaptive ability kicking into gear.
Your way is to my mind more 'external' in your practice, with the 'mental' stuff running a close second. But, the diet is incalculably more important as far as I can see. As a paraplegic, my body is way too limited to do much with in the areas you are mostly using. I DO try and limit my layering when out and about on my wheelchair journeys, yet if I'm just a LITTLE off in my reckoning, I too often come home hypothermic. This balancing is dangerous even under my best efforts to create controlled situations. In other words, if ANY part of my routine proves insufficient, I'm screwed in a dangerous way. Too often I've come home hypothermic to a dangerous level, and it's OK if everything at home is ready and waiting, or that my chair is working fine, and I do not get stuck out in the cold for more than the time/milage I set for myself. The margins of error are very small.
This holds true for the heat, but heat is easier to deal with even on 110 degree F days by the simple expedient of finding some shade. Further, it is relatively easy to simply ask a passing person for extra water if I run out, which fortunately I've never had to do YET. Asking for help in the cold is problematic from at least two directions. First, to accept a ride or 'push', would suddenly eliminate my heating-through-exercise. Second, I'm not always continent and do not want to 'piss-up' somebodies car (or home!) when they are just trying to help. So I try very hard to NEVER need these two options, and have been successful so far.
The diet thingy, plus a LOT of experimentation/experience and study with hydration have wonderfully paid-off in my summer time adaptation and hence greater freedom to really stay out and active in heat extremes. Cody Lundin has done a lot of that study and has helped me a lot in his books and videos. But, the winter cold is my so far unending nemesis, and with only my arms and shoulders working, too many needed muscle groups are simply not contributing to heat generation.
Now over all, I hear you, and every year I see a father/daughter going around town wearing nothing but shorts and T-shirt. NO shoes. NO coats. Calmly sitting on the sidewalk outside their house playing, and NO insulation under them, and this happening when the temperatures are in the low 40's F range, and this being done year after year.
Anyways, keep on inspiring and exploring the amazing adaptive capabilities of the body, and I'll keep on from my angles! Gotta LOVE it!
John, Ana, and Little Forest.
John, so inspiring that you find ways to explore and challenge your body, even though you face challenges that would seem so daunting or frightening for most of us. You brought up Cody Lundin, who I think I remember was on a show at one time? I'll have to check him out -- ah yes, he first made an appearance on "dual survival" or something, and he famously went barefoot and had a much more "connect with nature" approach, correct? I didn't know he had books -- sounds like he'd be right up my alley =)
I refused to pay the extortionate energy price hike.. there weren't even any supply issues in Austria.. just corporate greed.. so i cut out the electricity and heating for a 1 year challenge. Was actually great.. taking a chold shower when it was -10°C outside.. reorganising shopping, charging powerbanks, etc.. i had gas for the stove, but that was all.
Now I've reconnected and appreciate even more than before, those modern luxuries.. hot bath/shower.. warmth.. fridge, vacuum cleaner etc.
Sometimes I think it would be good for almost everyone to have a year or even just a few months without many of our modern conveniences. Perhaps we wouldn't take them for granted in the same way, and would see that there are treasures that they veil from us =)
Great video! The most funny thing is, when people are worried, because you're wearing on layer less, but these are the people, that are often getting sick in winter, while the "on-layer-less-people" are staying healthy :-).
So true! Our fears often make us more prone to the very thing we're fearing, don't they? =)
True. Good point! @@ReWildUniversity
I definitely agree. I started my cold training in summer 2017 with cold showers and swimming in a lake even when the weather was not nice. In the winter that followed I continued my training with walking to work (ca. 10 minutes) only with summer clothes (and cold showers). When winter 2017/2018 was over I was glad to see that I managed to do that kind of training through the entire winter. So I decided to do it from then on every day. The duration with only summer clothing on my winter walks and hikes increased. Since 2017 I did not have any flu/cold or whatever illness. Before that I used to be ill every winter. My emotional perception of cold changed from hating it to see it as my friend. So yeah, it's fun, it's useful, it's great.
I appreciate this anecdotal evidence of cold adaptation being linked to a more robust immune response. People often think the cold will make them sick. I've found, like you, that it's quite the opposite =)
Much less sickness, yes!
@@ReWildUniversity The cold itself does not surely make anybody sick. Some people get flu symptoms when it is quite hot. I had something similar in Yucatán, Mexico, in August. It was hot. So I guess, any stressful climate (if not accustomed = conditioned to it) may weaken the body resulting in similar symptoms, especially when the mind is also weak. So, I use to say, a healthy mind creates a healthy body. Both need to be trained.
While I love the idea of lowering my thermostat, unfortunately my body just regulates to a lower temperature and I get hypothermic without realizing it until I'm just tired from being tense from trying to stay warm. The cold shower and short bursts of cold work best for me. Thank you for sharing such valuable information.j
Prolonged cold can sometimes create that in me as well -- a sort of tense resistance. It's so much easier for me to release into the short-term cold. I suppose we can just keep practicing =)
One of your best videos yet.
Skeptics will say the cold is dangerous
and it can be but this is mostly
just fear mongering. Yes someone who
keeps a warm temperature all year round
and bundles up in multiple layers then
falls into a frozen lake
against their will is going to run into problems.
They key take away from this video is that
you are willingly making the decision to
embrace the cold and feel it for what it is,
not resisting it and accepting that your body
will adapt and you have the mental power to push through.
This is where the power of cold showers come in,
it's just the choice of exposing yourself to
cold water that brings such incredible benefit.
Ever been somewhere warm and go outside and
you're shocked by how freezing it is?
This is because your body is not expecting it,
and all of a sudden you are uncomfortable.
By making the choice to experience discomfort
for just a few minutes you're training your mind
and body to be able to deal with scenarios where
you might not choose to experience cold, but
you are aware of your ability to cope with it.
This is one of the biggest things, also the tips about
layers and turning the heating down is great advice.
I wish everyone on their journey enlightenment
and deep learning of self knowledge along the way.
Wow, what a perfect commentary to this video, my friend. Thanks for highlighting that all-important aspect of choice -- when we go into these things consciously, the benefits are so great. We begin to see what we're actually capable of =)
Great comment!
Cold is dangerous
When you are too long in very strong cold outside you can freeze to death
But of course getting used to cold is very good especially when you live in a country with cold winters like Russia
Getting used to cold can safe your life there If you are in trouble in the nature
Kenton, you are in a phenomenal shape. And condition. =-)
Thank you! So appreciated! Some of this footage is of me about 10 years ago, though. However, I still take fitness very seriously and do my best to stay in great shape =)
@@ReWildUniversityI know, I studied your channel and so I noticed right away. 😊 It doesn't take away the statement. You look great, dear buddy!
Great tips! I haven't had hot water for four years! Thank goodness I live in Florida!! 😅🌴
I stopped taking cold showers but started again a few weeks ago when the weather (and cold water) started getting cold. I like hot-cold-hot. In the morning I like to let the hot water wake me up gradually and warm myself up enough so when the cold water hits there is a great change in blood flow from outer body/surface to inner back to outer. Whatever this physiological change is, it feels good. I keep my sons room warm but I sleep in a freezing cold room (window is open so the same temperature as outside). A sweater/sweatshirt and thick blanket are enough. I kind of say dang it cold (at first) but warm up quickly in bed under the covers. People need to stop thinking about the cold so much, and hot cold showers I think are the best way to change how you perceive/react to the cold. I mean its not as much of a big deal as you might think it is, if that makes any sense.
Absolutely -- the worst part of it, I think, is our resistance or fear. Once we start experiencing it, we find that it's not as bad as we've been led to believe =)
These are basically the exact things that I stumbled upon on my own several years ago, and they absolutely work. Now I dress almost the same year-round, whether it is near 100 or way below freezing, and I count on my body to adapt. I'm also the town eccentric who drives almost all the time with my window wide open and arm out regardless of weather.
Another thing that helps is exercising regularly without any climate control, as physical activity and brown fat activation appear to be quite synergistic. I've gotten to the point that I can do an hour-long weight session in my barn gym in shorts only (barefoot) in under-20 degree conditions without too much discomfort. The human body and mind are capable of amazing things when we cease to chase comfort all the time!
Super inspiring! I'm so glad you shared this -- it hints at what we are capable of! Thank you =)
Have cold showered outside in the winter. It’s best to wash your body and hair separately. Doing both in the one shower, I get a splitting headache and I’m not someone who gets headaches.
Stay frosty 👍
The cold is one thing- it's the dark, gloomy overcast days and the lack of sunshine that get me down. I always try to remember that February will come eventually... That's when I feel it's getting easier. Winter will go on for another two or three months, but it will feel easier from them on. The sun is back. 🤷
Oh, my whole family can understand that! It can be real challenge in these northern climes where the sun disappears behind clouds for weeks at a time, and the nights are long. I'm always grateful we're not further north where the daylight can almost disappear entirely. Still, we often find ourselves longing for sunshine come January =)
Winter time and the living is easy.
We look forward to doing these exercises in the cold, you're an inspiration!
Awesome! I hope you love them!!
Something to think about.
I'm living in Austria and I'm barefoot all year, with the exception of deep frost. It is a lovely feeling when an equilibrum builds up and the body manages to keep the toetips temperate even in frost and snow for some time. My experience is that warming up first (by moving quickly) helps a lot, keep moving, keep your heart beating, it will also help improve your long-term endurance.
It is essential to concentrate on what you're feeling, to notice if and when you start losing the feeling in your extremities and getting back into the warmth (room temperature is enough) immediately. But doing this every day can really boost your circulation.
I also don't heat much at home, though when sitting still I still enjoy my Norwegian cardigan in winter. My average room temperature during the heating period is 18°C.
Starting my showers cold comes naturally with the inadequate water system of this house (the boiler is far away from the shower so there's a lot of cold water to be let out of the pipe at first).
Perfect advise! That awareness of what we're feeling is essential -- it not only helps us to regulate more wisely, but can also help us in testing our boundaries -- knowing when "enough is enough" =) Thanks for being an inspiration!
Well, today after having 5 consecutive cold showers and some walking in light clothes outside, I had a plunge in a cold lake. It made me long for more. Thanks for the good advice that really works.
AWESOME!!! Super inspiring! You're putting me to shame, my friend!! =)
I live in northern Alberta and work outside from 05:00 10 hours a day all year round....nuff said
By far, in my opinion, the best way of all -- just being outside all day long =)
Shoot, I don't feel good until it's 25° or less. Here I am in North Central WI today and it's 65° way too darn warm for me. I thrive in the cold.
I personally believe heritage & ancestral DNA play a huge part in what climate we do best on. My ancestors are Norse & Germanic from cold climates. Their was a reason our forefathers who migrated from Europe who came from placed like the North didn't settle in the south like the French. They settled on WI, MN & MI.
There might be something to that! Ancestral adaptation to the cold, and yes, here in SW Wisconsin (we're in the same state! =) it's primarily Norse and Germanic.
Thank you for the advice. I actually have done these tips every year and it does help. Advice like this actually works both ways for both cold and heat. Use a/c much less in summer and sit in the sun a few minutes on a hot day.
Way to go -- definitely important to remember to acclimate to the heat as well. Thanks for pointing that out! =)
That is so true, "if we stay comfortable all the time unfortunately we become uncomfortable", that's why I love going outside when it is cold and not very pleasant, and every single time when I'm back home after one, two hours walk the warm cup of coffee tastes ten times better💓
Oh yes, the power of contrast! =)
I wear shorts and a t-shirt about 330 days a year. Everyone asks me, "Aren't you cold?"
I also keep my windows open about 354 days a year and only sleep with 1 small blanket.
It really makes me appreciate a sunny 65 degree day though.
So impressive! I think you're beyond where I am with this =)
@@ReWildUniversity Nope you are way better. I live near SF, so our temps rarely get below freezing. Winter nights are about 38. I'm actually warmer with a small blanket on my sofa near my open sliding glass door, than in my bed with a comforter and blankets. I learned a sleeping position where I trap all of my body heat. All my $9.99 blanket needs to do is keep the draft off. If I sleep correctly, I sleep through the night and take a hot shower in the morning. If I sleep incorrectly, I wake up at 5am totally shivering.
I want to try some techniques outdoors, but I'm afraid of ticks.
Also, I started this challenge when I almost got caught on the wrong side of a river while hiking near dark. I was wearing shorts and a hoodie and it was in the 30's that night. I was wondering if I could keep warm. I've done the open window challenge with shorts and a t-shirt and the blanket. I've also experimented with a hoodie or two hoodies. I figured out a way to use the hoodie as a blanket. (Sleep on my side and put the hood on my shoulder, cover my body with the rest of the hoodie.) I've also done this on a hammock. Like anything, if you practice, you can get good at it.
Super inspiring. I might have to try sleeping "colder" and see how it goes for me!
@@ReWildUniversity You would handle it no problem. But remember, I live near SF, so we don't get freezing temps. It's also why we have 100,000 homeless people. The weather can't kill you here. Fandabi Dozi has a trick where he sleeps outside in a Scottish Plaid and he jumps around to get his body heat up. Once he's warm, he pulls the plaid (huge wool blanket) over himself to trap the heat. I've never tried that technique.
Oh, and when it is actually cold in the Bay Area, like 31 degrees. I just close my windows and I feel really warm. I haven't used my heater in at least 5 years. And when I was injured and unemployed, I learned a trick to heat myself with 5 tea candles. (Put them in a semi-circle, lean over them, guide the heat to your face with your hands.) I do all kinds of experiments. But remember, I'm only dealing with freezing temps about 2 or 3 days a year.
I remember there was a point that I spent a really extended period of time walking like 14 miles plus every day for like my whole waking day. I didn't stop when summer came around and by the time it was over 95 degrees and 100 percent humidity every day until 8pm like I stopped sweating and I got tan enough that the sun even stopped burning me if it wasn't extended unmoving direct contact. I'm quite a naturally pale blond guy. There's actually a list of things like that I've been able to pick up and I actually think I'm only capable of them because nobody was around to tell me that it wasn't possible when I was growing up haha. Stuff like setting eyes on someone for two seconds and immediately telling them something about themselves that there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that I could possibly know. Not psychic stuff haha but stuff like "your dad was a cop" and it turned out his dad was a cop for only two years right before he was born and "you have a very impressive collection of sealed retro video games." Supposed to be impossible and I've literally never read a single paragraph about how people would do it, I just never processed the idea that things like this weren't possible. We are riding in some absurdly advanced vessels and we have not the slightest clue of the amount of controls that are available. Expectations reduce us.
Cold showers are just the best (in my opinion of course). They only require 5 minutes of discipline and give such a strong sensation. Also they save a lot of energy as heating up water is really difficult.
But probably the strongest training is to use the bicycle as regular mode of transportation, because you are exposed even more to the elements than when walking
Yes with the bike -- that extra speed definitely enhances whatever weather you're experiencing. Great training!
Excellent tips! Thank you! I find it especially helpful to condition my hands to cold so I can do barn chores with better dexterity and more efficiently than when I used to wear bulky gloves. I wear fewer layers but haven't yet done the plunge through the ice...I may have to add that you to do list 😊
Way to go! Conditioning your hands is so powerful -- because it can teach our body not to "panic" and flush most of our heat to our core (which makes us feel colder very quickly since our hands and feet get cold). Much respect to you!
This was so lovely. I might try a cold shower.
Yes!!! I hope you do! =) Let me know!
Lol. Try, that word gives us the excuse we seek.
This is why i open my windows ASAP when the cold comes, to let the cold air in and get my body to adapt! These are all such good exercises, some I already do (but a reminder is always helpful), but not sure if I'll be able to do that cold shower part, lol.
I love the cold, wishing it would snow like it is in the video, but only rain and cold so far, and El Nino might be keeping it warmer
Awesome that you're already doing many of these! Give those cold showers a try and you might just love them. SUPER invigorating!! =)
You're a gem. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Really appreciated!!
I had to do this last winter in Scotland with gas and electricity bills are up 120% I was sitting at home freezing frightened to put the heating on holding a hot water bottle my age 71yr old from Scotland
Intense! Doesn't sound like it was too fun =) Do you feel like the experience held gifts for you, though?
@@ReWildUniversity I'm a bit disappointed with the government I worked for fifty years long hours low pay because I worked for so long I get less of a government pension than someone who couldn't be bothered to get off their arse and get a job they get the rest made up on benefits
These are great tips! Thank you for sharing!❤🙏
Absolutely, Gabriela!!! =)
I start my cold
Conditioning in my pool until
We have to shut it down. It’s 36 this morning and I will go for my walk in shorts and sports bra.
I have to be careful because of adrenal issues, but I agree about conditioning.
Problem is hubby is NOT on board and loves his wood stove heat!
In your pool! That's great -- the full-surround water of immersion is such a great way to condition. Way to go! Sorry your husband isn't on board -- kind of more fun with two =)
This is why I avoid artificial heating as much as possible. It simply isn't healthy. In the Outback, it isn't needed either.
Agreed =)
I end every shower with a few minutes of just cold water. I have been doing this for several years and it feels great, but sometimes it still takes a little courage to turn off the warm handle.
I agree -- it's a mental challenge almost every time for me. But I suppose that's good =)
I’m half Nordic, just 1 marathon in 3:58:00 at 40F. Shirtless. Ok, 38.75yo not my 60yo. Rock on, bro.
Awesome, my friend!!!
I did cold conditioning in the winter of 2017/2018 as well as 2020/2021 and 2021/2022. It was kind of pleasurable. But due to unrelated health reasons, I feel no longer in a position to do that. Which is sad, when I think about I could go out in shorts and t-shirt when it had snowed for up to an hour without a problem. Also, I think I was much more resistant to infections at the time...
Sorry to hear you haven't been able to continue -- sounds like you had some awesome conditioning going! And I'd agree -- it's good for the immune system =)
If im well rested i can handle the cold better but if i am tired im shivering way faster
Agreed -- acute cold is definitely a stressor on our body -- a good one, but our powers of adaptation tend to be strongest when we're hydrated, fed, and rested.
I have taken freezing cold showers followed by practicing kata outdoors in cold. I remember hearing a Russian guy say once -only lazy people get cold.
Awesome! Yes, moving our bodies is so powerful!
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I had been a little lazy or distracted and behind on my experiences with the cold until last week when I got my first jump in the lake and no turning back! Reminds me of a calmness once you get through the initial excitement. Perhaps like a lot of things, once you get past that initial resistance there is often a profound being or stillness!
You've already cold plunging! Ha! You're ahead of me this year for sure, my friend!!!
Way to go!!
I love the cold 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
=)
We also get used to it naturally. I live in Canada, talk to me about 30 below.
Wow! Those are some temps! We're in Wisconsin, where we sometimes get temps like that, but not often =)
I've got two coats. You're welcom to one.
Can you please make a video on prostate or urinating problems? I’m only 29 and looking for ways to reduce the symptoms
I've actually had someone show me some physical therapy for that. I'm not sure if I'll get to making a video out of it, and it's kind of tough to explain, but essentially, have you tried doing "kegel" type exercises on a regular basis?
Im a real warmth lover , but it does seem like a good idea to become more tolerant of cold . So ..... im going to bite the bullet and start my training . Nothing will stand in my way . I shall relentlessly persue the goal until success is mine !
So when do i start ? Well , tomorrow might be a good day ..... or maybe the day after that might be even better. Or perhaps it might be best to do it as a new years resolution at the start of 2024 . Or maybe 2025 ..... there's no rush really .
Anyway , 'scuse me while i go and top up my hot-water bottle and turn the heating up a couple of degrees . I'll let you know how i get on with my relentless training when i start in the new year ..... now , when did i say? I think it was 2027 wasnt it ? 🤔 I am quite busy at the moment really ........ 😊
Lol! I think 2031 is probably the ideal time to start, Richard -- we want to take "baby steps" with this sort of thing, after all!
Seriously, though -- you have something even more powerful than cold conditioning -- seeing your life and your own actions through the lens of humor =)
The Problem is the mind. When youre not calm and free of fear, you cant relax into the cold. Then you Start to fight the cold. Youre muskles get Stiff und you have a Bad Time. Like a untrained swimmer, looking for the exit of the Pool.
YES.
I feel very uncomfortable if I don't wear long socks in the cooler months. I've tried to condition my wimpy feet and legs. Hasn't worked. I do let it get down into the low 50's in the house though when my wife isn't here. Otherwise, I have to keep it to the lower 60's. We never need AC in the summer though.
You're doing it! No shame in finding where we can't (at this present time) seem to go any further -- you're testing your limits, which is awesome =)
I ride my bike with less layers.. I use breathing to keep me warm
Nice!!! Would you be willing to share your breathing method?
make yourself miserable now, so that you might not be quite as miserable later.
that's actually true for a great many things in life. however, I simply cannot handle the cold like others.
I find that I need a lot more food to burn my body warm if I practice these things. So I would not do this if you are on a budget unless you want to save on your monthly energy bill.
Wat about the bones ache.
Will you please do another video like your nearly naked bushcraft video? Except of course you should wear proper gear just try to survive off of what you find in the woods.
Lillee 7yo is ready to try walking barefoot in the snow!
Love you Kenton hitted< me! Back then I watched lot from you an got inspired BIG time - I also had other teachers ofc, even ones who had been themselv pupils frome tom brown once, but you really had an impact on my life and back then I had a lot of cold conditioning too - right now i am very vulnerable to cold again - but the mental conditioning - allowing what is - has absolutly long term co-leveld my life, there is really something to it!
Cheers big teacher, lover and what else you wanna be and probably are :)
What kind and inspiring words you are gifting me with! That mental conditioning is so powerful, isn't it? It spreads through our whole life. Thanks for sharing this, my friend. I love you too!!
How do you keep from dying in the cold?
No matter how conditioned you are or how protected, you can still die from the cold. However, as a rule we humans can handle much more cold than we think we can =)
It's not all that , you freeze it's that simple.
My wife goes hot to cold, cold to hot....,....darn body chemicals.
If you live in the western hemisphere, and especially in or near major cities, your body will only adapt to so much for so long. Our bodies have been affected by chemtrails, industrial pollutants, herb/pesticides, dna tampering, subconscious programming, nasty psychic vibes from stressed people, and schooling which psychologically produces dependence on authority figures. All of these things affect the physical body to a very large extent, and here in the west esp in the US it is very hard to detoxify from. You will only be able to do this for a limited period of time, the environment is too tainted with anti-human influences. I'm only saying that it takes more than holistic and physical disciplines to obtain resistance factors to cold and weather extremes. IT IS MUCH BETTER THAN NOTHING, BUT IT IS STILL NOT ENOUGH.
My wife is cold enuff.😁🐒🐒🐒❄❄❄❄⛄⛄⛄
I love the water and the snow too but i don't think i can't not handle the freezying when it's too cold my body in the snow but i do love being in the rain but the majority of us will get in trouble if we be in the rain because everyone was program told to not be in the rain that it's bad for us but i think the rain is good for us and our hair too i think it's like taking a shower i think it's better than a regular ordinary shower in my honest opinion because back in the way back ancient times i told you didn't had no showers yet they just used water and sometimes when it rain in ancient times they used to used rain as there shower in the majority but now alot of people don't do that anymore because they think the rain is bad for us i do agree most say that we need lied too about the rain and sun being bad for us i also disagree most say the sun damage the hair it didn't famage my hair at all i actually help my hair be healtheir and it helps my hair grow too i want to let you know i don't resonate disagree most say sometimes sometimes we have to be what makes us uncomfortable because i don't like being force peer pressure to do certain things i don't wanna do that won't make me happy at all i think it's ok if some of us don't want to do things that most some of us uncomfortable don't wanna try new things don't wanna do out of the comfort zone i think there is nothing wrong with that to me at all i respect everyone's free will path if some choose to get out of comfort zone try new things and some choose to not want to get out of there comfort zone don't wanna try new things that make most of us get uncomfortable and i do used cold shower sometimes not all the time and i also think there is nothing wrong if some that are shy i'm very shy too i know the reason why some of us can't not handle it's too cold water and snow becasue some of us body is just not used to it that's all but when it gets used to it by doing it everyday when the body will start to love it but i would never get my body in the snow and do other things that i don't wanna do that make me uncomfortable but like i said i do love to be in the rain the rain actually didn't get me sick at all i knew it my gut feeling it was a lie about the rain can get us sick i turn out just find when i go out in the rain when it rains sometimes i try to be careful that my family doesn't know i'm outside in the rain because if they do see me in the rain i would get in trouble i try to be sneaky about it and i also want to share that the sun does help to grow my hair and even when it rains sometimes also help my hair grow too
Shawn, I always love hearing from you as you point out that we can celebrate our differences! =)
@@ReWildUniversity exactly and thanks for always being understanding i hope you have a great day sending you love energy i will talk to you later take care! :)
Good tips... BUT, if these really work, why is your microphone wearing a fur coat?😉
Lol! I love it!!!!
I would DIE = Heart Attack
I bet you'd be more capable than you imagine! =)
@@ReWildUniversity I do believe I am cursed so I probably would survive. Thank you for the kind words.
This dude has so much vril.
Lol try that somewhere that it actually gets cold......
Yes, Wisconsin is moderate compared to many places. I remember reading "The Endurance" and marveling when all of them went out in their shirtsleeves because it warmed up to negative 20 or something like that, lol! =)
I have to say, that the vieo is way to long for the purpose.
Basically.
1. Dont wear that much
2. Dont heat your home that hard
3. open windows in the car
4. Cold showers.
From my personal expirience 1 and 3 are the best. 1 because you can still move and generate a little heat if you get to cold and 3 because its cold wind and the skin reacts very well to that.
I further want to add that you should really try going bare foot, its great and even on snow or frozen ground there will be a point were it doesnt get worse and you get used to it.
Overall be patient. I started this because I allways had VERY cold hands very quickly and after 1-2 years my hands are just regulary cold. after now 4 years I see a very significant difference to how cold I feel compared with the general population.
Thanks for adding your advice and experience to this -- you made the video more valuable with your contribution =)
@@ReWildUniversity I am glad if I can help someone get closer to true nature.
Put on a damn coat.
Don't tell me what to do.
There is 0 proof of any benefit of cold showers.
That's one of the problems with modern thinking -- we look to papers instead of sometimes just trying things for ourselves. Give it a try -- you might find that the mental experience is benefit enough, and you'll need no paper to tell you that it both gives a mental challenge that feels good in overcoming, and that the cold itself leaves you feeling invigorated =)