Do you ever take a cold shower?
Some people shiver by the thought about Cold showers.. But they are immensely good for your health and mental condition: Your immune system gets better, you get a better blood flow, helps to lose weight, makes you feel mentally stronger and provides better relaxation and sleep.
Nobody can make me something!
Imagine having a hard day, in which you must make difficult calls and you plan to confront that one difficult colleague with his or her behavior. If you have already frowned an ice-cold shower in the morning, you feel that you can handle everything. You've already overcome a tough challenge. This gives you a boost of positive energy, just think of the energy you get from a cold dive on a hot day. After taking a cold shower, this awkward colleague can't bother you with his ugly head!
Get cold and hot
There are many people who claim that they are less often ill than others by shower cold. This is not really proven, but hospitals are currently investigating it. A theory behind being less ill by showering cold is that you train your body to work harder, creating white blood cells.
These white blood cells are used by your body against viruses, which makes you better resistant to colds and flu. In addition, you train your body to control the temperature yourself, you get a lot warmer during the day. Cold showers are also good for the toxicsin your muscles. It's not for nothing that athletes take baths after sports!
Lose weight
By cooling off, you can relax and sleep better, giving you more energy throughout the day. The cold narrows your blood vessels and the blood is used more efficiently. Taking this together can cause some extra calories to be burned.
You know this feeling after showering hot?
Let's do it!
It is understandable that you are cautius! to exchange hot showers for a cold shower. But keep in mind that the pleasure of a hot shower is only temporary, with cold showers you have a lot more benefits afterwards than hot showers. At least it's worth the effort? If you start cold showers, it is advisable to warm up first and then turn on the cold faucet. You can do this gradually or at one time the full cold layer. In any event, make sure that you do not add a drop of hot water to your shower at the end of the shower. If you have done this a few times, challenge yourself to shower cold for 5 minutes without using the hot tap. You can also choose to take an ice cold bath. In the beginning, cold showers will give you a lot of stress in your body! Perhaps you even get the feeling you can not breathe. But exercise brings art, concentrate on your breathing and try to keep it calm.