Love my cold plunges. I started with cold showers, then tried a 30 day cold plunge challenge. The challenge ended months ago and I’m still doing it every day. 💪
I've been cold-plunging for about 18 months now. I've found it beneficial to keep my lower leg swelling at bay. I started with cold showers, purchased a stock tank, and used frozen water bottles to chill the water. I found it not quite cold enough, so I started making 50 to 60 lbs. of ice daily, which became very tedious (store bought ice is expensive!). I purchased a water chiller, which keeps my tub at a low temp 24/7. I plunge daily, rarely missing a day, which is probably excessive. After seeing my summer power bill, I've gone from plunging for 10 minutes at 3C to 6 minutes at 5C! 68 years old, and in very good health!
I’m 78 and have been cold plunging for the last three years. My friend and I go into Puget Sound where the winter temps are close to 40-45° F. We walk in and stay for about 5 minutes. Sometimes it takes me a couple hours to warm up. It does make my wonky knee feel better and I’ve noticed that I get too warm easily and crave cold sheets in my bed…something I used to hate. Another side effect is that it’s a great conversation starter…always fun to amaze people👍🤗
I am. a medical practitioner and I have been taking cold showers every day for years now plus weekly ice baths - I have no doubt it has had a significant benefit to my health - in particular my immunity, but also recovery from any injuries when I exercise - highly recommend it!
Cold plunges have been a total game-changer for my recovery and mental clarity. I started incorporating them alongside my steak and eggs diet, and the boost in energy and focus has been incredible. I also added a few key supplements from Secret Supplements that turn you into a Superhuman, like magnesium, to help with muscle relaxation after cold exposure-it’s the perfect combo.
@@30DayChallengersdon’t worry about the temp too much. Your pain point is always going to be different than someone else’s. Try to get down to 48 degrees and park it there. Then challenge yourself with staying in longer, doing a full immersion - ie dunk your head at the end of your sit before getting out, etc. try different things to create more stress. I have definitely found that taking a break for a week or two makes a HUGE difference because like these two docs said, you get accustomed to the colder temps and your body reaches a baseline. Break that and wait a couples weeks and jump back in again. Watch what happens in how you feel after. Crazy nuclear energy feeling comes back. Great stuff! 👍
@@donst.pierre9468 great advice! Thank you for taking the time to write that out. I got down to 51° and that was a big difference for me. Went back up to 57° and then back down to 52°. Playing with the temp definitely makes it a different experience every time. I only dunk my head twice a week. As a female, I don’t want to have to do my hair every day lol. But I do a face dunk every time.
I decided to practice this out of sheer desperation against chronic pain, depression, healing from RX damage... I do not like it. I command myself to do it for the health benefits. It is counterintuitive. I think it is helping.
I have been doing cold showers for two years. Every second day, I have a hot shower to wash, turning it up as hot as I can handle at the end, then switch to very cold well water around 54F for about 3 minutes. That gives me close to the 11 min per week. I find I get increased “get up and go” for about 6 hours, with a significant improvement in mood for the rest of the day. I try to do it before dinner time, as I feel too cold if I do it close to bed time. I love the feeling of the warm air on my skin after the shower instead of being clammy, steamy hot!
I had a Swedish spa experience in Nova Scotia this summer. Since then I go to my local pool and alternate sauna, steam and hot tub with the cold shower provided. It's awesome.
Start slow. Take a regular shower and at the end turn it to cold for a few seconds. Increase the cold time gradually over the course of weeks. By the time you get up to 3 minutes you'll be ready for a cold dip, and will be craving your cold shower at that point and not dreading it! Do it you will like it!
I cold shower daily for a minimum of 2 minutes usually 4 minutes. When the water gets cold outside I plunge in a pond. When that freezes over I go in a river for 2 to 4 minutes usually. I have a broken arthritic back with bone spurs. Been doing it for a year and a half. The pain relief is amazing and the energy I get before lifting has been a game changer. I am 58 and it helps with all of my age related aches and pains. The heating up after has been my biggest challenge. But the more cardio I do right after getting out of river helps out a ton. Love it.
I have Raynaud's and cold plunging every morning before my workout has actually helped me. I can tolerate outdoor cold much better now and symptoms have improved.
I’ve been doing cold water immersion for 5 years. In the first year only in the winter when I could find open water. The second year I started end of October in my back yard pool and did it daily. I set a challenge to do 100 days at a water temperature of 10C or less. I ended up going continuously until mid April until the water temperature reached 10C again. For the most part I stepped into an icy hole which I kept from freezing over with a 3/4-inch sheet of plywood. My longest cold immersion in water near freezing was 18:32 minutes. I fell into a trance while doing my breathing practice and when I checked the timer it said 18:32 minutes. I left my icy hole went in the house and began a 7-count box breathing practice for 10 minutes, I felt totally normal, no shivers, no after drop, nothing. Now I use a cold plunger which I keep in the basement of my house, just got to add a bit of ice every day and the temperature stays around 12 - 13C. One thing I noticed is that cold plunging before going to the gym has an amazingly energizing effect. It feels like taking a double dose of pre-workout, which I stopped taking years ago since I started cold plunging and no longer need it. I wonder if this is because of the norepinephrine that is being released? Is it throwing me in ketosis and I’m fueling my workouts with brown fats? What are your thoughts?
Many years ago I was in northern Norway visiting family. They had a cabin on the border with the USSR and there we sat in a hot dry sauna and then ran outside naked and jumped into the cold river of the border. I don’t know if it helped my health, but somewhere in Russia today there is probably an old KGB file with pictures of me naked. So is going from a hot sauna into a cold river good for you?
I did one better - in sauna and then ran barefoot over the frozen lake to a hole cut in the 10 inch ice and jumped in. The shock was so great I didn't even feel the cold - and didn't stay in the water long!
I’ve been cold plunging every single day religiously for two years and it has changed my attitude towards cold climates. I live in a snow state at 7,000 feet and use to hate the cold, now i embrace it. I also struggled with raynauds my entire life, since exposing my hands and feet to cold water therapy, i no longer get cold toes, my hands can tolerate the cold much better. I stopped skiing because of the raynauds becoming so bad but cold plunging changed that to where now I can enjoy being on the mountain and not worry about my fingers freezing off. Its truly changed a lot in my life but it took a lot of discipline to get here. If you’re thinking about it, then do it but make sure you do it safely and with someone who’s very knowledgeable.
I’m 68 and I bought a big animal stock tank and use it in the yard , I have been loving it and feel great. I never thought of putting socks on and may try that. Thanks guys
I am a HUGE Wim Hof fan. I have been doing cool plunges on my front porch year round for a couple of years now. I even just bought a chiller so I can plunge is the summertime. And I do the polar plunge for the Special Olympics. Andrew Huberman says it can cause a 2 1/2 times increase in dopamine, and I believe it, because I experience it everyday! I started with cold showers when I was going through a very difficult time in my life, and then I got into cold plunging. Wim says because we live such "comfortable" lives we don't exercise the very small muscles that contract and expand our blood vessels. So, for the first few weeks or months it kind of hurts. But after we exercise those tiny muscles, it doesn't hurt any more. It has been said it could even help fight atherosclerosis. I even break the ice in the dead of winter to plunge, and not only does it not hurt, but I don't even shiver now when I get out. I love it so much I intend to do it forthe rest of my life. Two (2) minutes of being uncomfortable and I enjoy the benefits for hours afterwards. For what its worth, I highly recommend it.
As any woman who has experienced the "joy" of hot flashes knows, stepping outside during a Minnesota arctic blast wearing your nightclothes can be very refreshing 😂
I end of my shower with 2 minutes of cold, and swim through the winter (sea temperature doesn't go below about 10 C where I live). Don't know how much it helps as I have a cancer of the immune system, but one thing it does help a lot is in coping with chemo etc. Despite all that, feel great!
First time on channel, Love your Laurel-and-Hardy routine. Laurel looks at Hardy every 30 milliseconds to see if he approves of what he just said. Funny stuff. Keep it up.
Thank you for the info. A local LA California newscaster did a cold plunge at the urging of other co- workers. He had diabetes & heart disease due to a questionable diet. I tweeted to them the potential danger & shock to the body & heart.😢 Unfortunately, several months later, he passed away due to a myocardial infarction. I hope people with health conditions check with their Drs first before trying this. 😢
When I go through bouts of insomnia, I sometimes start with a warm water shower, then finish with cold. I can't tolerate more than about 30 seconds of cold, but it does help a bit.
Last summer, returning in my camper van from a vacation trip, I thought my water heater was on the fritz. It turned out I was on the fritz-I forgot to turn on the propane. But I needed a shower, so I took a cold shower. I discovered my error after I’d gotten dressed. It was uncomfortable enough that when I was home, I spent a couple hours installing an indicator light to remind me whether the propane was turned on. My previous experiences with cold showers, some 25 years ago, was whenever Wife 3 said “no”. That was equally unpleasant, for several reasons. Overall, I don’t like cold showers, and you’ll never get me into an ice-filled tub willingly. This is one of those pieces of medical advice that I will happily ignore.
I’ve been going to my river nearby my home and getting in Man! I feel so much better when I get out Boost in mood, better sleep and aches and pains seem to disappear
I love watching you two! I live in FL, though, and the coldest my shower gets is only gasp-worthy in Jan or Feb. My local YMCA has a dry sauna, so I'll have to stick with those benefits.
I'll only get a (very) short dip on New Year's Day at Wreck Beach ! And I'll post a picture of that🥶. Some friends stay in the water (Salish sea. Georgia Strait) for a long time, they can ... Thanks for your advices "sort cold shower "
Outward bound course made us run 1 mile to Ullswater lake jump in the cold water, run back then hot shower - everyday. Since then it’s been cold enough outside until we moved to average 40C hear where jumping into a 26C sea is a cold plunge!
I usually turn my warm, comfy shower to cold for a rinse. At first blast it's painful, but that doesn't last. I stay in cold water until it feels good. Extra benefit: no shivering when I step out.
What’s up, 4 plus years cold showers straight from out of bed, and BANG! I’m awake and rearing to go. It’s a tonic the body still screams No, but the brain love the control and the temperature soon becomes just water sensation. If you’ve got a power shower it will sting but it will also be accelerate the sensation. It’s not that cold here in Norfolk land the coldest I recorded is 6 degrees but when it’s hot in the summer even 19degrees feel cold I think it’s although now I feel robbed if above 15 degrees. Control your breathing calm your mind I don’t know if it removes aches or just numbs the pain after the first few minutes your body start to crave it that is until the next time when it begs you not to. Thanks Doc’s I was happy that you didn’t say it was not good. Regards NorfolknGood
I've felt great getting in lakes in September and October for 5 to 10 minutes. The temperatures would have been low 60s to mid-50s. I tried to get in 48F water once and forget it! But the cold water around 60F worked extremely well for me. However, there are cautions for older people and what it does to your breathing.
I am old (70 next year) and the coldest I have swum in is about 50F - was cold but bearable for 15-20 mins swim. What you need to do is go in slowly. For anyone jumping into very cold water, you get a startle reflex (cold water shock) and may swallow water and panic - some have drowned because of that.
My best cold plunge experience is when I go on the North Eastern seaboard and first run up a sweat on the beach with a light jog and then dive in for a first swim in the cold salty water. I only like to go in cold water when I am hot first from a jog or from a sauna. However, I do like to wash my eyes and face with cold water in the morning before my coffee!
Work your way down. I started with 74° water. That was cold to me. Now, I’m doing 55°. Don’t start with 55°; work your way there. Each week I would go lower and lower. I’m stuck at 55° and I’m ok with that. Listening to my body
Once a week through the winter we cold plunge in the ocean near Vancouver. Coldest water has been 5.6 c. Sometimes it’s hard to get in but after a 10 minute plunge I feel amazing. Never regret going in!
I take a cold shower every morning. It is a game changer for mood, alertness, and energy levels. I equate it to running. It is miserable when you are doing it, but the feeling you have when you are done makes it worth every second of discomfort.
Just got back from a cold plunge suana session. My sleep has never been better. It kicked a virus that took me down for weeks along with my voice for two weeks. Twice into the cold plunge and sauna and I could talk again. Voice wasn't perfect but I had a voice without pain throughout my throat and chest.
As a kid at boy scout summer camp, I often participated in Polar Bear Club. Each morning, before breakfast, you took a cold plunge in the lake. It was rough going in but you felt great later after putting on clothes and having some breakfast.
My son has been jumping in their pool much of last winter (moderate temps and snow in Sthn Ontario). He dives in. I read that to immerse the head was not advised: sudden constriction of blood vessels not wise. Wondering. He said it's invigorating especially with the stresses of day to day life.
Great information, l turn the shower from warm to cold now to end my showers and alway imagine jumping into a cold lake in early summer, so invigorating. Would weekly cold plunge be helpful as part of rehabilitating my ruptured Achilles? Seems to me, in moderation, it would be beneficial to support and further reduce the swelling.
Cold plunging is great! I come out refreshed, clear headed and it tends to help my arthritis to reduce its inflammation. Good luck and let us know how it goes for you personally with another vid!
I used to wade in a cold river (up to my butt) after a long run, even in winter. It felt great and reduced delayed onset muscle soreness. Unfortunately, I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke ( not from cold immersion), but now I get muscle spasticity from cold water/ temps. But I do miss those refreshing cold dunks!
I’ve always taken a cold shower after a hot one and it feels great. They both feel great. I’ve experienced with cold plunges at the gym Not a lot of experience, but I enjoyed it I like stretching in the steam bath I’m curious about the supplements where you eat a lot of peas. Something about when you eat meat and you’re growing goes to the right place but when you stop growing eating meat goes to the wrong place and the peas balance that so I’ve heard but I haven’t gotten into it yet. Interested in some of the comments Might move forward with some good energy good humor video. I do believe that practicing martial arts, shadow boxing martial arts, legs in arms and ground if you wish without overdoing it just lightly with a soft energy. Does something amazing to my energy field. Also Qi gong Chinese energy, practice of energy, old school, yoga, stretching breathing Listening to music that’s healing and powerful nature meditation all these things I’ve been beneficial to me Being in gratitude class have full caring about others
I live in the uk and I shower ( wash ) outside every night , the only time I can’t is when the hose is frozen 🥶. I know this might sound stupid but I do enjoy the hole experience. My wife just looks out the window and she thinks I’m mad.
Many years ago…we got out of the sauna, chipped away some ice in the pool and jumped in…….it didn’t feel cold at all. We had a nice swim and then went back in the sauna. I don’t remember any other feelings I had, like wellness. ( we might have been drunk tho….)
Have finished my showers with cold. Last minute or two every day. I feel like I don't get sick as often, maybe that's just in my head. With three young kids in school they bring the yuck home often.
Some years ago while visiting in mountains of Colorado they had no indoor plumbing just outside pump for water to cold for everyone they left I got fireplace going and went outside took cold shower 😳 that water was so cold it was November But however after you get inside and warm up you really do feel good and when my hot water heater died on holiday weekend town cold water is lot warmer but cold 🥶 I still try to take cold showers but really wish I cold afford a sauna 😀 😂❤
I have an adversion to the cold. I break out in welts and rashes on my face if in the cold if not protected. I would be nervous trying cold imersion just knowing my reaction to the cold. ALthough in my building I occasionally get a cold shower if someone else is using water. 🥶
I need more brown fat😂I’m always cold in the winter 🥶 and I need to increase antioxidants,,35-50 degrees water sounds not bad,,, ok,, you talked me into it😊but only for a couple of minutes,,cold shower would be easier for sure
I can't even take a room temperature shower. I tried to do this in summer to save water. How I would do it is put the water on the feel then go up the legs gradually. I would not call it a low level stress. Freezing water would be like having an electric shock. Walking in cold air is nothing in comparison. Now my landlord finally insulated most of the pipes and water is 15°C or so in winter. Nope. Seems that man is designed for energy scarcity. Today we can obtain kilos of food cheaply. We know that dinitrophenol works for making lots of heat. The danger is that you can't take the precise amount. If we had an Organ that could modulate the heat production in response to temperature, that would be a cool upgrade. Instead we get frost-bite. A fast walk in cold weather or running gives enough heat to pour it into all corners of the body from just the legs working.
I have never done it, and don't ever plan on doing it. At 65 years old here, and so far I am feeling very healthy without needing to freeze my butt off.
@ Because I feel no reason for cold plungeing. The doctors made a very nice video about it, but it’s just not for me. Am concerned about potential related heart issues.
@ My main concern is what you pointed out about potential cardiac arrest. That’s my biggest fear, especially because my LAD was fitted with a stent about a year ago. No heart attack, but my cardiologist suggested it because there is moderate blockage.
there are strange things done in the midnight sun, By men who moil for gold.The artic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold. The northern lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see was the night on the marge of lake lebarge I cremated Sam McGee. Screw the cold, I want to die in a nice HOT TUB . Good topic though.
I just read for the first time The Cremation of Sam McGee thanks to your post and my (9 years senior) husband’s incredulity that I didn’t recognize your comment. Wow. Thank you. That is a treasure.
A stern warning from my doctor: in my early 30s I walked from our sauna to the dock on our lake in April (southern Canada), climbed down the ladder and held myself underwater on a lower rung. Small pieces of ice were tinkling all over the surface. My heart rate slowed to only a few BPM, but I wasn't able to hold my breath any longer and came up, everything fine, felt like a million bucks. At my annual physical a few months later my doctor laid into me, "..because the Vagus nerve did that as a protective measure, but had you stayed under much longer you could have blacked out and drowned." Stupidly I was there underwater on my own as well; my wife still in the sauna. Never again. Vagus nerve - an exceptionally important nerve in our body - multiple roles.
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Love my cold plunges. I started with cold showers, then tried a 30 day cold plunge challenge. The challenge ended months ago and I’m still doing it every day. 💪
I've been cold-plunging for about 18 months now. I've found it beneficial to keep my lower leg swelling at bay. I started with cold showers, purchased a stock tank, and used frozen water bottles to chill the water. I found it not quite cold enough, so I started making 50 to 60 lbs. of ice daily, which became very tedious (store bought ice is expensive!). I purchased a water chiller, which keeps my tub at a low temp 24/7. I plunge daily, rarely missing a day, which is probably excessive. After seeing my summer power bill, I've gone from plunging for 10 minutes at 3C to 6 minutes at 5C! 68 years old, and in very good health!
I’m 78 and have been cold plunging for the last three years. My friend and I go into Puget Sound where the winter temps are close to 40-45° F. We walk in and stay for about 5 minutes. Sometimes it takes me a couple hours to warm up. It does make my wonky knee feel better and I’ve noticed that I get too warm easily and crave cold sheets in my bed…something I used to hate. Another side effect is that it’s a great conversation starter…always fun to amaze people👍🤗
@@leilaluginbill916-I actually live on the water in Puget sound. Now, thanks to 30daychallenger’s response, I have a way of easing into it.👍👍
I have experience with cold beer!
I am. a medical practitioner and I have been taking cold showers every day for years now plus weekly ice baths - I have no doubt it has had a significant benefit to my health - in particular my immunity, but also recovery from any injuries when I exercise - highly recommend it!
Should be careful, there cases people die in ice water
Cold plunges has almost eliminated my chronic pain. Love it!
Cold plunges have been a total game-changer for my recovery and mental clarity. I started incorporating them alongside my steak and eggs diet, and the boost in energy and focus has been incredible. I also added a few key supplements from Secret Supplements that turn you into a Superhuman, like magnesium, to help with muscle relaxation after cold exposure-it’s the perfect combo.
What temp do you do? I love my plunges but can’t seem to get below 55°
@@30DayChallengersdon’t worry about the temp too much. Your pain point is always going to be different than someone else’s. Try to get down to 48 degrees and park it there. Then challenge yourself with staying in longer, doing a full immersion - ie dunk your head at the end of your sit before getting out, etc. try different things to create more stress. I have definitely found that taking a break for a week or two makes a HUGE difference because like these two docs said, you get accustomed to the colder temps and your body reaches a baseline. Break that and wait a couples weeks and jump back in again. Watch what happens in how you feel after. Crazy nuclear energy feeling comes back. Great stuff! 👍
@@donst.pierre9468 great advice! Thank you for taking the time to write that out. I got down to 51° and that was a big difference for me. Went back up to 57° and then back down to 52°. Playing with the temp definitely makes it a different experience every time.
I only dunk my head twice a week. As a female, I don’t want to have to do my hair every day lol. But I do a face dunk every time.
I decided to practice this out of sheer desperation against chronic pain, depression, healing from RX damage... I do not like it. I command myself to do it for the health benefits. It is counterintuitive. I think it is helping.
I have been doing cold showers for two years. Every second day, I have a hot shower to wash, turning it up as hot as I can handle at the end, then switch to very cold well water around 54F for about 3 minutes. That gives me close to the 11 min per week. I find I get increased “get up and go” for about 6 hours, with a significant improvement in mood for the rest of the day. I try to do it before dinner time, as I feel too cold if I do it close to bed time.
I love the feeling of the warm air on my skin after the shower instead of being clammy, steamy hot!
I had a Swedish spa experience in Nova Scotia this summer. Since then I go to my local pool and alternate sauna, steam and hot tub with the cold shower provided. It's awesome.
I cold a shower everyday, for just a couple minutes and I feel great!!
Start slow. Take a regular shower and at the end turn it to cold for a few seconds. Increase the cold time gradually over the course of weeks. By the time you get up to 3 minutes you'll be ready for a cold dip, and will be craving your cold shower at that point and not dreading it! Do it you will like it!
Ha ha - that is what I do - and certainly never crave cold showers nor my cold dips! But I think they do me good, so I do them.
A cold dip is easier than any cold shower imo. I do both.
I cold shower daily for a minimum of 2 minutes usually 4 minutes. When the water gets cold outside I plunge in a pond. When that freezes over I go in a river for 2 to 4 minutes usually. I have a broken arthritic back with bone spurs. Been doing it for a year and a half. The pain relief is amazing and the energy I get before lifting has been a game changer. I am 58 and it helps with all of my age related aches and pains. The heating up after has been my biggest challenge. But the more cardio I do right after getting out of river helps out a ton. Love it.
I take a cold shower every morning and that makes it easier for me to handle the northern Alberta winter
I have Raynaud's and cold plunging every morning before my workout has actually helped me. I can tolerate outdoor cold much better now and symptoms have improved.
I’ve been doing cold water immersion for 5 years. In the first year only in the winter when I could find open water. The second year I started end of October in my back yard pool and did it daily. I set a challenge to do 100 days at a water temperature of 10C or less. I ended up going continuously until mid April until the water temperature reached 10C again. For the most part I stepped into an icy hole which I kept from freezing over with a 3/4-inch sheet of plywood. My longest cold immersion in water near freezing was 18:32 minutes. I fell into a trance while doing my breathing practice and when I checked the timer it said 18:32 minutes. I left my icy hole went in the house and began a 7-count box breathing practice for 10 minutes, I felt totally normal, no shivers, no after drop, nothing.
Now I use a cold plunger which I keep in the basement of my house, just got to add a bit of ice every day and the temperature stays around 12 - 13C. One thing I noticed is that cold plunging before going to the gym has an amazingly energizing effect. It feels like taking a double dose of pre-workout, which I stopped taking years ago since I started cold plunging and no longer need it. I wonder if this is because of the norepinephrine that is being released? Is it throwing me in ketosis and I’m fueling my workouts with brown fats? What are your thoughts?
Wow that’s awesome hard to know exactly what’s going on as everyone is a bit different but your brown fat would be more active for sure.
Many years ago I was in northern Norway visiting family. They had a cabin on the border with the USSR and there we sat in a hot dry sauna and then ran outside naked and jumped into the cold river of the border. I don’t know if it helped my health, but somewhere in Russia today there is probably an old KGB file with pictures of me naked.
So is going from a hot sauna into a cold river good for you?
I did one better - in sauna and then ran barefoot over the frozen lake to a hole cut in the 10 inch ice and jumped in. The shock was so great I didn't even feel the cold - and didn't stay in the water long!
Ha, ha. At least maybe no Facebook or RUclips then. Probably safer with the KGB.
Thank you ! A group of 🇨🇦friends have been doing it for a while and it is invigorating!
I’ve been cold plunging every single day religiously for two years and it has changed my attitude towards cold climates. I live in a snow state at 7,000 feet and use to hate the cold, now i embrace it. I also struggled with raynauds my entire life, since exposing my hands and feet to cold water therapy, i no longer get cold toes, my hands can tolerate the cold much better. I stopped skiing because of the raynauds becoming so bad but cold plunging changed that to where now I can enjoy being on the mountain and not worry about my fingers freezing off. Its truly changed a lot in my life but it took a lot of discipline to get here. If you’re thinking about it, then do it but make sure you do it safely and with someone who’s very knowledgeable.
I’m 68 and I bought a big animal stock tank and use it in the yard , I have been loving it and feel great. I never thought of putting socks on and may try that. Thanks guys
I am a HUGE Wim Hof fan. I have been doing cool plunges on my front porch year round for a couple of years now. I even just bought a chiller so I can plunge is the summertime. And I do the polar plunge for the Special Olympics. Andrew Huberman says it can cause a 2 1/2 times increase in dopamine, and I believe it, because I experience it everyday! I started with cold showers when I was going through a very difficult time in my life, and then I got into cold plunging. Wim says because we live such "comfortable" lives we don't exercise the very small muscles that contract and expand our blood vessels. So, for the first few weeks or months it kind of hurts. But after we exercise those tiny muscles, it doesn't hurt any more. It has been said it could even help fight atherosclerosis. I even break the ice in the dead of winter to plunge, and not only does it not hurt, but I don't even shiver now when I get out. I love it so much I intend to do it forthe rest of my life. Two (2) minutes of being uncomfortable and I enjoy the benefits for hours afterwards. For what its worth, I highly recommend it.
As any woman who has experienced the "joy" of hot flashes knows, stepping outside during a Minnesota arctic blast wearing your nightclothes can be very refreshing 😂
A cold plunge is delightful. A cold shower is harder I believe, but I will give it a try. Cold water on the head feels good.
Yep, northern cold water surfers never get sick!!
Or Southern cold ,if that's your hemisphere, lol!
I slowly increase the cold water at the end of my shower..and definitely feel much better physically and mentally!
I end of my shower with 2 minutes of cold, and swim through the winter (sea temperature doesn't go below about 10 C where I live). Don't know how much it helps as I have a cancer of the immune system, but one thing it does help a lot is in coping with chemo etc. Despite all that, feel great!
I love taking a hot shower and then dropping to cold setting and saying my prayers. It's hard, but if you can stay focused then your doing good.
First time on channel, Love your Laurel-and-Hardy routine. Laurel looks at Hardy every 30 milliseconds to see if he approves of what he just said. Funny stuff. Keep it up.
Cold Water is simply the best!!! I take it a step further and actually swim weekly in the Lake - it’s pure magic for chronic pain and mental health ❤
Since I started this, I’ve noticed less cold sensitivity. I work outside & cold was my kryptonite. Not any more🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for the info. A local LA California newscaster did a cold plunge at the urging of other co- workers. He had diabetes & heart disease due to a questionable diet. I tweeted to them the potential danger & shock to the body & heart.😢 Unfortunately, several months later, he passed away due to a myocardial infarction. I hope people with health conditions check with their Drs first before trying this. 😢
Oh wow that’s horrible
When I go through bouts of insomnia, I sometimes start with a warm water shower, then finish with cold. I can't tolerate more than about 30 seconds of cold, but it does help a bit.
In Japan they have cold water plunge bath after a hot water soak.
Last summer, returning in my camper van from a vacation trip, I thought my water heater was on the fritz. It turned out I was on the fritz-I forgot to turn on the propane. But I needed a shower, so I took a cold shower. I discovered my error after I’d gotten dressed. It was uncomfortable enough that when I was home, I spent a couple hours installing an indicator light to remind me whether the propane was turned on.
My previous experiences with cold showers, some 25 years ago, was whenever Wife 3 said “no”. That was equally unpleasant, for several reasons.
Overall, I don’t like cold showers, and you’ll never get me into an ice-filled tub willingly. This is one of those pieces of medical advice that I will happily ignore.
I use cold plunges after a hard day of cycling and it helps to prevent soreness.
Love the cold plunge! What about precautions for people with high blood pressure?
I’ve been going to my river nearby my home and getting in
Man! I feel so much better when I get out
Boost in mood, better sleep and aches and pains seem to disappear
I feel so good after getting out of the cold lake on New Year’s Day in British Columbia.
I think I'll give a cold shoulder to the cold shower idea.
I love watching you two! I live in FL, though, and the coldest my shower gets is only gasp-worthy in Jan or Feb.
My local YMCA has a dry sauna, so I'll have to stick with those benefits.
Personally, I feel I’ve benefited greatly from cold water therapy. It’s exhilarating, great for exercise recovery and helps in sleeping better.
I'll only get a (very) short dip on New Year's Day at Wreck Beach ! And I'll post a picture of that🥶. Some friends stay in the water (Salish sea. Georgia Strait) for a long time, they can ... Thanks for your advices "sort cold shower "
Outward bound course made us run 1 mile to Ullswater lake jump in the cold water, run back then hot shower - everyday. Since then it’s been cold enough outside until we moved to average 40C hear where jumping into a 26C sea is a cold plunge!
A fascinating video presentation, Talking With Docs😀. Astonishing to learn how the body keeps healthy! Thanks.
OUI, I am doing the Cold Shower and feeling Great! Martin ;-)
Im gonna adapt to cold showers. I did this last winter and i remember i felt great an my body acne was at its minimal
I think I will start out slow. Like not turning on my heater before I take a hot shower. 😂
I usually turn my warm, comfy shower to cold for a rinse. At first blast it's painful, but that doesn't last. I stay in cold water until it feels good. Extra benefit: no shivering when I step out.
What’s up, 4 plus years cold showers straight from out of bed, and BANG! I’m awake and rearing to go. It’s a tonic the body still screams No, but the brain love the control and the temperature soon becomes just water sensation. If you’ve got a power shower it will sting but it will also be accelerate the sensation. It’s not that cold here in Norfolk land the coldest I recorded is 6 degrees but when it’s hot in the summer even 19degrees feel cold I think it’s although now I feel robbed if above 15 degrees. Control your breathing calm your mind I don’t know if it removes aches or just numbs the pain after the first few minutes your body start to crave it that is until the next time when it begs you not to.
Thanks Doc’s I was happy that you didn’t say it was not good.
Regards NorfolknGood
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I've felt great getting in lakes in September and October for 5 to 10 minutes. The temperatures would have been low 60s to mid-50s. I tried to get in 48F water once and forget it! But the cold water around 60F worked extremely well for me. However, there are cautions for older people and what it does to your breathing.
I am old (70 next year) and the coldest I have swum in is about 50F - was cold but bearable for 15-20 mins swim. What you need to do is go in slowly. For anyone jumping into very cold water, you get a startle reflex (cold water shock) and may swallow water and panic - some have drowned because of that.
My best cold plunge experience is when I go on the North Eastern seaboard and first run up a sweat on the beach with a light jog and then dive in for a first swim in the cold salty water. I only like to go in cold water when I am hot first from a jog or from a sauna. However, I do like to wash my eyes and face with cold water in the morning before my coffee!
That is my biggest fear….the shock of the cold water will stop my heart and kill me.
Lol! No it won't. Just test yourself first with 10 degrees or so. Celsius.
@@joerenner8334 Great info! Thanks! I will try that!
Work your way down. I started with 74° water. That was cold to me. Now, I’m doing 55°. Don’t start with 55°; work your way there. Each week I would go lower and lower. I’m stuck at 55° and I’m ok with that. Listening to my body
Once a week through the winter we cold plunge in the ocean near Vancouver. Coldest water has been 5.6 c. Sometimes it’s hard to get in but after a 10 minute plunge I feel amazing. Never regret going in!
@ This is great information! Thank you so much for sharing this.
I take a cold shower every morning. It is a game changer for mood, alertness, and energy levels.
I equate it to running. It is miserable when you are doing it, but the feeling you have when you are done makes it worth every second of discomfort.
Good call
Just got back from a cold plunge suana session. My sleep has never been better. It kicked a virus that took me down for weeks along with my voice for two weeks. Twice into the cold plunge and sauna and I could talk again. Voice wasn't perfect but I had a voice without pain throughout my throat and chest.
As a kid at boy scout summer camp, I often participated in Polar Bear Club. Each morning, before breakfast, you took a cold plunge in the lake. It was rough going in but you felt great later after putting on clothes and having some breakfast.
It would be super helpful if you could cite the research related to each of the 5 points. Apologies if I missed it.
My son has been jumping in their pool much of last winter (moderate temps and snow in Sthn Ontario). He dives in. I read that to immerse the head was not advised: sudden constriction of blood vessels not wise. Wondering. He said it's invigorating especially with the stresses of day to day life.
Well he seems to be managing it, but cold water shock (involuntary swallowing of water) is a thing.
So far he manages exhaling as he plunged. A pretty well informed coach/athlete too.
Hi Docs. What are your thoughts on BFRT or blood flow restrictive therapy?
I prefer the sauna!
Great information, l turn the shower from warm to cold now to end my showers and alway imagine jumping into a cold lake in early summer, so invigorating. Would weekly cold plunge be helpful as part of rehabilitating my ruptured Achilles? Seems to me, in moderation, it would be beneficial to support and further reduce the swelling.
Cold plunging is great! I come out refreshed, clear headed and it tends to help my arthritis to reduce its inflammation. Good luck and let us know how it goes for you personally with another vid!
I used to wade in a cold river (up to my butt) after a long run, even in winter. It felt great and reduced delayed onset muscle soreness. Unfortunately, I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke ( not from cold immersion), but now I get muscle spasticity from cold water/ temps. But I do miss those refreshing cold dunks!
Oh wow sorry to hear that. Some research would say the cold is superior for recovery
I have heard of ultra runners taking ice baths for this reason - apparently it helps with the micro tears your muscles get when ultrarunning
1:37 it was at this moment Dr B Weening was in heaven 😤❄️❄️ 😂
I’ve always taken a cold shower after a hot one and it feels great. They both feel great.
I’ve experienced with cold plunges at the gym
Not a lot of experience, but I enjoyed it
I like stretching in the steam bath
I’m curious about the supplements where you eat a lot of peas. Something about when you eat meat and you’re growing goes to the right place but when you stop growing eating meat goes to the wrong place and the peas balance that so I’ve heard but I haven’t gotten into it yet. Interested in some of the comments Might move forward with some good energy good humor video.
I do believe that practicing martial arts, shadow boxing martial arts, legs in arms and ground if you wish without overdoing it just lightly with a soft energy. Does something amazing to my energy field.
Also Qi gong Chinese energy, practice of energy, old school, yoga, stretching breathing
Listening to music that’s healing and powerful nature meditation all these things I’ve been beneficial to me
Being in gratitude class have full caring about others
That is all awesome congrats
great info. is there a way for you to remove the sound effects of things displayed on the screen?
I live in the uk and I shower ( wash ) outside every night , the only time I can’t is when the hose is frozen 🥶. I know this might sound stupid but I do enjoy the hole experience. My wife just looks out the window and she thinks I’m mad.
Many years ago…we got out of the sauna, chipped away some ice in the pool and jumped in…….it didn’t feel cold at all. We had a nice swim and then went back in the sauna. I don’t remember any other feelings I had, like wellness. ( we might have been drunk tho….)
Well we do this and another benefit we save money on heating.
Good heaves, could never do this. It takes this Floridian 10 minutes to inch into our warm beach waters.
Been told following heart attack and cardiac arrests shouldn’t….is that correct?
Pool AZ 50 years 60degrees winter seems okay for a quick dip!?🤣😂
Have finished my showers with cold. Last minute or two every day. I feel like I don't get sick as often, maybe that's just in my head. With three young kids in school they bring the yuck home often.
I would like to see the effects of cold to hot.
IceBaths is my Medicine!
Can you do one on benefits , if there are any, of hot tub bathing.
Some years ago while visiting in mountains of Colorado they had no indoor plumbing just outside pump for water to cold for everyone they left I got fireplace going and went outside took cold shower 😳 that water was so cold it was November But however after you get inside and warm up you really do feel good and when my hot water heater died on holiday weekend town cold water is lot warmer but cold 🥶 I still try to take cold showers but really wish I cold afford a sauna 😀 😂❤
I have to say I do have experience with a cold shoulder. Does that count?
I have an adversion to the cold. I break out in welts and rashes on my face if in the cold if not protected. I would be nervous trying cold imersion just knowing my reaction to the cold. ALthough in my building I occasionally get a cold shower if someone else is using water. 🥶
I need more brown fat😂I’m always cold in the winter 🥶 and I need to increase antioxidants,,35-50 degrees water sounds not bad,,, ok,, you talked me into it😊but only for a couple of minutes,,cold shower would be easier for sure
As someone who has horrible Raynauds this sounds horrible 😢
I can't even take a room temperature shower. I tried to do this in summer to save water. How I would do it is put the water on the feel then go up the legs gradually. I would not call it a low level stress. Freezing water would be like having an electric shock. Walking in cold air is nothing in comparison.
Now my landlord finally insulated most of the pipes and water is 15°C or so in winter. Nope.
Seems that man is designed for energy scarcity. Today we can obtain kilos of food cheaply. We know that dinitrophenol works for making lots of heat. The danger is that you can't take the precise amount. If we had an Organ that could modulate the heat production in response to temperature, that would be a cool upgrade. Instead we get frost-bite. A fast walk in cold weather or running gives enough heat to pour it into all corners of the body from just the legs working.
I WAS IN THE POOL!
No way 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶
Nice Figs Docs
I swam in Fort Bragg, northern California in winter about 20 years ago. I lasted like 2'. Horrible!
Nice
Mucho frío voy a enfermar 😁
My family lives in Florida. No need to ruin it with anything cold.
Nope, no way, no how, never! Closest I get is standing on the shore watching the Polar Bear Swim New Year's Day! 🥶
I'll skip this tip! Im moving to florida! Its the beach for me
You’re not alone
I have never done it, and don't ever plan on doing it. At 65 years old here, and so far I am feeling very healthy without needing to freeze my butt off.
Makes sense
So then, how would you know?
@ Because I feel no reason for cold plungeing. The doctors made a very nice video about it, but it’s just not for me. Am concerned about potential related heart issues.
@ My main concern is what you pointed out about potential cardiac arrest. That’s my biggest fear, especially because my LAD was fitted with a stent about a year ago. No heart attack, but my cardiologist suggested it because there is moderate blockage.
Why are you watching and commenting then? Pointless.
Sauna to ice bath vids?? this took a cold turn..? ;)
there are strange things done in the midnight sun, By men who moil for gold.The artic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold. The northern lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see was the night on the marge of lake lebarge I cremated Sam McGee. Screw the cold, I want to die in a nice HOT TUB . Good topic though.
I just read for the first time The Cremation of Sam McGee thanks to your post and my (9 years senior) husband’s incredulity that I didn’t recognize your comment. Wow. Thank you. That is a treasure.
@@sharongreen5655 Hi Sharon, thank you for your reply. You are the only one who got it(and your husband)
Cold shower is 100 times harder than the ice bath. Ice bath is easy.
Some would disagree
I'm in Florida. My water comes out at 73 degrees. Burrrrr. Lol.
That doesn't sound fun. Yet another video from you two that suggests something I don't want to do is probably healthy! 😆🤣🤣 Welp, I am still watching,
Where are the studies that sitting in ice cold water can be a benefit. This just became a thing in recent years
Shrinkage
A stern warning from my doctor: in my early 30s I walked from our sauna to the dock on our lake in April (southern Canada), climbed down the ladder and held myself underwater on a lower rung. Small pieces of ice were tinkling all over the surface. My heart rate slowed to only a few BPM, but I wasn't able to hold my breath any longer and came up, everything fine, felt like a million bucks. At my annual physical a few months later my doctor laid into me, "..because the Vagus nerve did that as a protective measure, but had you stayed under much longer you could have blacked out and drowned." Stupidly I was there underwater on my own as well; my wife still in the sauna. Never again. Vagus nerve - an exceptionally important nerve in our body - multiple roles.
So don't do silly stuff. Sitting in a $50 cold Tub is easy peesy.
No thank you! Lol!! I would get pneumonia! 😢