Cold Showers for the Win
A daily cold shower produces a wealth of benefits. As hard as it seems, it quickly becomes one of the easiest health gains you can make, and most people quickly begin to enjoy it.
If you’re lucky enough to live by the sea or a swimmable body of water, then a daily cold dip would be even better. You might even have a plunge pool at your gym? The thing to remember is it needs to be cold and you need to be brave for a few days as you adapt to your new challenge.
Here are some of the benefits of a cold shower, maybe these can motivate you to start taking them!
Cold showers may:
Improve circulation and keep skin and hair healthy
Cold showers stimulate blood flow which is a good thing for your health in general. What happens is that the cold water hitting your body will bring it to a shock, increasing your blood circulation to warm your core and protect your vital organs.
The increased circulation gets your skin healthier and clearer while the ice-cold water prevents it from losing too many natural oils.
Improve body composition
Cold showers stimulate blood flow which is a good thing for your health in general. What happens is that the cold water hitting your body will bring it to a shock, increasing your blood circulation to warm your core and protect your vital organs.
The increased circulation gets your skin healthier and clearer while the ice-cold water prevents it from losing too many natural oils.
Strengthen immunity & relieve depression
Cold showers strengthen your immune system and make you more resistant to illness. It also releases a chemical in the brain which plays a role in alleviating depression.
Increase testosterone & fertility
Men aiming to improve their quality of life could benefit from a boost in testosterone levels caused by cold showers.
Increase energy & well-being
The willpower that you gain from getting yourself under a cold shower every day translates into discipline and mental strength, a habit that will impact the different aspects of your life.
You can keep in mind that humans are admirably adapted to cold water. Our ancestors didn’t have condensing boilers and they weren’t about to waste a good fire on heating the bathwater. Most of us have experienced taking 15 minutes to even enter a cold sea, only to discover that once we’re in it, it’s frankly lovely. Done properly and regularly cold showers will have a significant impact on your life. I prefer mine first thing in the morning but here’s the thing. Sometimes I’m straight into a cold shower, sometimes I alternate between hot and cold around 30 seconds each. Sometimes I just like a luxuriously hot shower.
