Current Events > anyone take cold showers?

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out of choice and not because your water heater sucks

i knew some guys at my local dojo take them saying it increased mental toughness, "was good for the soul" and gave them more energy and cleared out their head from anxiety or procrastination tendencies.

what would be done is set your water temperature to lukewarm settings, take care of your washing and soaping stuff, then crank the cold dial overtime to see what you can take. throw in some deep breathing, meditative thinking, and come out when you had enough.

tried it out myself and i think it does help.
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I prefer luke warm. Not too hot or cold.
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I've definitely done it before, but I did my full shower on cold water.

It's not bad.
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fuck no

i paid for nice hot water, so thats what im gonna use
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Lol in my country we run out of cold water, not hot. Funny how America/europe is the opposite of us.

So you actually have to pay more to get... a chiller, if that's the opposite of a heater.
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After I workout and my body is still all heated up. It feels nice.
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I do a cold blast of water last minute or so before I get out of the shower
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I take straight cold showers and have for years now. When I first started I began to notice an improvement in my skin/hair right away. The other thing I notice (huge plus in the winter months) is that when I step out, my body is surrounded by this incredible aura of heat. I can't remember the last time I felt cold. Can't speak as much for the other benefits that people claim it gives. Maybe I have them but just don't notice anymore since I've been doing this for so long.

It's pretty intense at first. If you just go straight into it you'll definitely give your body quite the shock. Heart rate up, probably start gasping for air. After a while you will look forward to taking a nice cold shower, I definitely do. It's soothing if you're experiencing any aches and pains. Also, I started shaving before showering when I switched to cold and it's very refreshing. No need for any aftershave or anything of the like.
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Only when it's hot out or need a cold blast to wake up
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"Lol in my country"

*Fails to specify which country*

Eyeroll.
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I'll make it cold for the last 30 seconds or so
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