Just came back from futsal with coworkers and I remembered I forgot to make the threads the past weeks, mainly because I was busy.
I spent the last weeks doing yoga and mostly at home/body workouts. I found a new leg day exercise where I just walk up and down the stairs with a weighted backpack lol. I didn’t expect it to work this good, because after going up and down like six times (9 stairs total) I was sore as hell after the first few times I did this.
I’m still doing the cold showers thing. I’ve reached the stage where I just start at the coldest setting possible and hop right in. I still don’t think I’m the invincible God figure everyone claims you will be, but it’s a nice start of the day.
That depends on who you listen to. Wim Hof, famous Dutch ‘iceman’ for example, says it makes you a beast and you won’t get sick or depressed anymore. I think that’s a bit of a stretch.
Based on my own experience, I would say it serves as a breathing and stress handling exercise. There’s this sort of fear when you start doing this, a fear of getting into something uncomfortable. And once you go in, you trigger this fight or flight reaction. The key is to remain calm, focus on your breathing and stay in the cold water. After a few times of doing this, you find it easier to remain calm and it seems as if you can handle the stress in a better way.
Just came back from futsal with coworkers and I remembered I forgot to make the threads the past weeks, mainly because I was busy.
I spent the last weeks doing yoga and mostly at home/body workouts. I found a new leg day exercise where I just walk up and down the stairs with a weighted backpack lol. I didn’t expect it to work this good, because after going up and down like six times (9 stairs total) I was sore as hell after the first few times I did this.
I’m still doing the cold showers thing. I’ve reached the stage where I just start at the coldest setting possible and hop right in. I still don’t think I’m the invincible God figure everyone claims you will be, but it’s a nice start of the day.
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That depends on who you listen to. Wim Hof, famous Dutch ‘iceman’ for example, says it makes you a beast and you won’t get sick or depressed anymore. I think that’s a bit of a stretch.
Based on my own experience, I would say it serves as a breathing and stress handling exercise. There’s this sort of fear when you start doing this, a fear of getting into something uncomfortable. And once you go in, you trigger this fight or flight reaction. The key is to remain calm, focus on your breathing and stay in the cold water. After a few times of doing this, you find it easier to remain calm and it seems as if you can handle the stress in a better way.
And it does save money lol.
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