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    Jumping into a frozen lake is good for you

    -If your friends told you to go jump in a frozen lake, would you do it? If you’re like most people, the very idea creates an instant recoil.

    Nothing could be more pointlessly painful. Yet, cold conditioning has been used throughout much of human history as a potent tool for health (no frozen lake needed!).

    Today, science is backing up those ancient traditions with studies showing that cold conditioning might just be one of the simplest and most effective methods to positively shift your health and your approach to living.

    And believe it or not, it’s actually enjoyable.

    In this article, I’m going to show you the physical and mental benefits of exposing your body to temperature variation and some techniques for making it a consistent practice in your life.

    Here’s how cold conditioning works.

    Like exercise, short-term, intense cold exposure creates stress on our body. And again like exercise, our bodies adapt to this stress in a number of ways.

    Those adaptations equate with a wide range of health benefits. It’s not about taking a single cold shower next Wednesday. Cold conditioning must be practiced regularly to create the adaptive responses we’re looking for.

    But “regularly” can be as simple as a few minutes in a cold shower once a day, and the benefits go far beyond just feeling warmer in the cold and increasing our ability to thermoregulate...

    https://rebootedbody.com/cold-conditioning/

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    I've done it once. Way back in the day at a gym that had saunas and had an icy water tub. Go in the sauna and get really hot then go into the cold tub, walk down into it.

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    Walk down into it? gradually crucifying the flesh rather than just one good leap? BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

    I considered the 8 day challenge in the article and so far have not left the considering stage

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    I'm intrigued, not ready to try it, but definitely interested.

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    So telling people to jump into the lake is now positive .....wooppeeeeee

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    So telling people to jump into the lake is now positive .....wooppeeeeee
    LOL...only if it's icy cold....

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    I rinsed my hair in ice water today. Does that count? I couldn't bring myself to take it any further. My hair looks good tho.

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