Being cold is good for you! Unlisted Video

Being cold is good for you!

Yes, plunging in a freezing river, or having a daily cold shower gives you a new lease of life, according to research.

Grada and I attended a Wim Hof boot camp in 2017 and it was a complete game-changer for us.

My body didn’t like the cold.

My fingers and toes used to go blue after a few minutes of being outdoors in the winter.

As a child, I used to cry from the pins and needles in my hands and legs, after helping my dad feed the cattle on a cold morning, and half freezing in the process.

So you can imagine that I was nervous about jumping in an ice bath when the time came around at the Wim Hof boot camp in Victoria in the middle of winter.

All-day, we received breathing instructions, to get our bodies in an optimal state, ready to withstand the ice.

Still, nothing could have prepared me for my very first icebath, which felt like shock and torture for the duration of the plunge.

Never have 2 minutes lasted for so long!
But it was worth it.

After I jumped out and dried myself, I felt a surge of energy warm my body, and by the time the next icebath came around the following day, my body was completely prepared.

This time we lasted 4 minutes and it was easy.

It was as if I had activated an inner fire.

The following day, we doubled that time again, and since then, I have been able to enjoy swims in the Forth River and ice baths at home, with ease.

There is still so much to learn about cold acclimatization, but this trend is sweeping the world, with millions taking the cold plunge daily, inspired by Wim Hof, alias the Iceman.

Here is how it works.

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