Chilly But True -- The Benefits of a Cold Shower
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มี.ค. 2021
- Experts believe a cold shower could help our bodies become more resistant to stress. A cold shower might actually offset depression, improve metabolism and circulation. Dr. Ian Smith shares some tips for taking the plunge into showering in the cold.
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My heating is broke so I’m here to convince myself to wash lol
man i’m joked 😂😂😂
I just laughed way too hard
Rofl. So true.
I’m only doing it because of depression
@@weirdkidmir8026 exercise is your best bet for that
I used to love very hot showers because it felt so nice to be warm, but my anxiety got worst as I got older. My first cold shower made me feel like I was actually alive ! It was so good that I couldn’t believe I’d never done it before. When I have really bad anxiety I do a straight up freezing shower and tell myself everything that im doing to center myself from spiraling thoughts. I wish I would’ve know about these when I was a kid could’ve stopped a lot of panic attacks lol
Yes it helps a lot !!
Man I thought I was the only one with this anxiety shit, I fukin hate it . I need therapy
Omg me too, i love hot showers, I am now changing that habit, since hot shower open the pores for acne in your face, I have terrible acne.
I have been doing this for a long time, after a hot shower I always have to finish with cold shower for atleast 3-5 minutes but for my own reason is that it closes my pores... and also it makes me feel more alive and happy throughout the day.
it doesn't close pores thats not a thing
@@stayed9694 poop
Closing pore doesnt exist and is just a myth
@@heyyou.. keeps your pores from producing excess oils, that’s about it for pores
@@heyyou.. It tightens pores due to blood circulation promotion. It "shrinks" them.
MY wife thinks im crazy I do this every single morning its my new norm and I enjoy it now I can't wait to take cold showers especially after a run
I use to take cold baths- I would turn the water to the coldest it could possibly be, and then leave it there for the night, and take a bath in the freezing water the next day, I became so use to it.. but overtime I stopped, It’s gonna be hard to try to get use to it again.
I love cold showers especially in the morning, they wake me up, give me a ton of energy and I've noticed that I'm a lot more productive throughout the day!
I haven’t taken a hot shower in months. It helps me a lot with depression and kind of calm down my panic attacks. My skin glows. I have less allergies These are my personal experiences with cold shower.
I'm gonna start trying cold showers but it's probably gonna take a while for me to get used to it completely because I'm used to scorching hot showers
@@olderalt.4066 its gonna be hard for the first few days even weeks until u get used to it. Then comes a time when u take a cold shower and the water doesn’t feel cold. I guess because it boosts ur immune system. I had the most severe sinus and allergies all year long. When I first started talking the cold shower my allergies got so bad that I thought i might end up in the hospital but i knew it would happen so continued then after a couple weeks everything calmed down. Now hardly ever have allergies, when i do have allergies i just massage my sinuses for a minute or two then it just goes away. Again thank this my personal experience. I thought i should write u a comment to encourage u on this good journey you have started and i wish so much luck.
Just over the initial heavy breathing and by 2 minutes in you'll notice how amazing it feels.
I’ve been doing the cold showers all summer and I absolutely love it , tried a warm/hot shower a week ago and hated it seriously I’m staying with the cold
It is really weird but I’ve noticed it with myself aswell. After committing to taking cold showers, hot showers seem not uncomfortable, but just makes me feel more tired and exhausted the coming day.
I've always taken scorching and I mean scorching hot showers that last for almost an hour. I heard that taking cooler showers can help your skin and acne, can you help me how I can get used to it?
@@olderalt.4066 lol I was the same way. Best way to get started is to ease into it. One day, do a shower slightly cooler than you usually do it, and keep lowering the temp every time you take a shower and usually you will start to grow a tolerance against colder temps.
@@Spyglass_07 How long should cold showers be? I'm the same as the upper comment my whole life i've taken real hot showers so idk. (sorry if my comment sounds ignorant but I want to get into cold showers)
@@Mashiris well I live in cali where we’re trying to save water, so I take kinda short ones. But it really doesn’t matter how long you want it
End the shower COLD : Wakes you UP . Wipes out negativity . Great for skin ,hair . You and towels Smell better . Helps muscle soreness ....etc.
Sounds like a winner to me
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@@tanthaman 👌 👍 YUP
Yes cold showers are great after workouts I've been doing this
I noticed I smell better too since taking cold showers. I wonder why that is.
Cold showers twice a day, leaves me feeling great
I never knew the cold showers I was taking were actually so beneficial
I TAKE AN ICE COLD SHOWER EVERY MORNING, WITHOUT FAIL. IT'S AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I FEEL SO AWESOME AFTERWARDS. JUST YOU AND THE ICE COLD WATER. REALLY GOOD STUFF.
Tried my first cold shower this morning. It was great.
Here is an idea. You actually don’t need to take a cold shower with soap and shampoo because that is really uncomfortable. 😂
Take a regular shower and than when finished turn the water to cold for 3 to 4 minutes. 🥶
Worked perfect this morning!!
stop using soap and shampoo
@@LostScvng 😂
@@LostScvng what else should you use then 😂😂😂😂
@@evanreynolds1034 water lol
@@LostScvng and have your hair greasy as shit?
I thought he said to just go straight to cold water and i did that but ended up with my whole skin cold for an hour or so,
But it do be refreshing and mind clearing so i got nothing to complain.
I found out the benefits AFTER my hot water tank went out!🤣 had no choice!
But it does feel good and my skin does seem less dry after I dry off compared to when I normally take hot showers. After my water tank is fixed/replaced, think I'll do it a few times a week on purpose!
My body changed....it healed me ....
No depression...
Taking cold showers 3 years now even in very cold times....
Soon will join titans hahaha
I did it cold turkey, no pun intended. One week in-and I do feel really great afterwards! I battle depression and have been steady for a few months, so if adding this small step will help, I think I’ll keep going!
Forgot to pay the gas bill so this is a great time to start. Thank you for the motivation!!!
I started doing this. It's a shock to the system at first. I do feel better
I'm sure our ancestors used to cleanse themselves with glacier water. We've become woosies. I can't shower without my hot water.
The benefits here are real,however one must execute this practice in a controlled environment. Also be sure to start off with a warmer temperature then move on gradually to a colder one. I would not suggest going out until at least an hour post-shower. It also helps to mentally prepare yourself or to psychologically manifest/adopt a power-persona.
Works for depression 100%
Really? I’m going to have to try it.
I grew up without heating, and till today I only use cold water for shower.
I really don't know what are the benefits till today, aside from, it wakes me up in the morning, and make me feel fresh before going to bed.
Now it make sense, Im almost near 60 and people asked what shampoo I use because I have shiny hair and no falling hair.
Wow! No falling hair? Interesting..,
Been taking cold showers. At some point the cold water will feel hot. It’s crazy.
Yes! It’s like going into a cold pool and then suddenly it doesn’t feel cold anymore.
I started taking cold showers a few days ago I usually start off with warm to clean myself off then the last 6 minutes I’ll just turn on the cold all the way up after a couple seconds of being in the cold water and forcing yourself to do it your body naturally gets used to it
I did this and jumped right in to a fully cold shower. No hot at all. Thought I was going into shock and pass out. I powered through for a couple minutes tho. Had a little bit of a headache after(probably from the heavy breathing) but I felt like I accomplished something I thought I couldn't do
Congrats. I would have probably had the cold temperature increased in increments though, to make it easier.
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2022 I’m definitely putting this into a habit.
Good.. thank you
2-3 minutes?! That’s a whole song. I only do 15-30 seconds lol but I feel great
Thats why I take my music in the bathrooms to listen too, it really helps me to stay in longer and enjoy. 🤗
I just took one ☝️
Prayer in a cold shower 🚿 powerful as well.. speaking off my experience a few mins ago
Nice video, but I really wish you guys would link to the studies you mention!
Also helps on the utility bill not having to run the hot water heater.
"A cold shower is any shower under 70 degrees"
People from outside America: WHAT 🥵
I really love hot showers but i now do cold showers i shiver a little after but i sort of miss hot showers but i won’t miss feeling cold after i get out
Cold showers have done so much for me and its only been 1 day
What’s the update bro
I'm a skeptic on the benefits. I started taking cold showers about 3 weeks ago every day for no other reason than "can I do it?"
Result: I started to enjoy it as an exercise in tolerance toward physical discomfort.
3 hurdles:
1st hurdle) The "flinch" - I go right in; it's the only way.
2nd hurdle) The shock of the cold water on my skin - I start in on my routine and ignore it.
3rd hurdle) My ribs and lower back are sensitive to the temperature - I'm not sure why. I just deal with it.
Hope this helps anyone thinking of trying it.
I don't think I'll be going back to warm/hot showers ever again.
I remember doing this unintentionally lol I thought my water heater broke so I was forced to take a cold shower everyday until I found out my my wife ( we just got married and she moved in) was changing the water to cold before she got out lol for over a year i never touched the nozzle because I lived alone. But I do remember telling my brother how good I had been feeling after realizing why I was feeling so good lol
2nd question, is extra teeth growing I.e 33 tooth good or bad news?
Come live in Canada in the winter. Lol.
I did a cold bath at 60 degrees F. with heart submerged for 30 minutes yesterday. I think I was shivering for a while in the water though before 30 minutes. I stayed in though and when out was shivering quite a while. Pretty concerning. Should I get out when I start shivering in the water no matter what temperature?!
I take a cold shower daily and feel incredible afterwards
The only time I ever took cold showers was in my early 20s married and with 2 kids a wife barley able to pay my bills. My heat was temporarily cut off. I didn't have any choice but take cold showers. I didn't like it. I got it cut back on. I've been taking hot showers ever since. Y'all can have those cold showers.
LOL cold showers feel like torture
@@savannahhalm Yes. I definitely won't take one by choice.
Yeah it's quite a bit different when you can control the level of coldness. I think most people are taking COOL showers and calling it cold. When your heat is turned off that water is COLD like ice water!
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I'm going to have to take more cold showers. I like the sound of the benefits.
Same Brother
our heater is kinda slow so im thinking of taking cold showers instead, so i can bathe right when i want to!
I got sick and hot water started to hurt so I just went with it and now it’s cold
What research? Where are the links or the studies you are referring to?
Thank you for saying cold is less than 70 degrees, I think I’m doing well, will just increase time in a minute or so.
In summertime, take as much cold showers as you want, no problem however, in winter times, a warm (not hot showers are really good if ended it with a quick warm/cold showers). Cold showers in winter times, are not good for everyone, if you can handle it then go for it but don't force it on you.
I don't see the problem if you keep your bathroom warm with central heating or a space heater.
I only shower with cold water, no warm or hot water and I shower every morning at 3:30 AM right before i leave to work. I’ve been doing cold showers since I was about 15 now I’m 28 and I won’t stop doing it. After i get out of the shower I always feel so alert and awake plus I feel ready for the day to come, I notice for me it gives me such a positive attitude, I’m always looking forward to my showers because I love the cold water on my body it just makes you feel so nice.. It lowers your core temperature and just relaxes you so nicely. If you haven’t tried it, try it because you’re gonna love it.
I used to always shower with hot water 😭but now I’m going to start showering with cold water..
How is it going so far?
@@Alvaro-wu6sh bro they died 😭
@@hispanicboy8087 who died
@@corruptneedles3384 it's a joke, the person who made the comment said she is going to start showering cold, and the other guy said how's it going so far? And I said as a joke the person died from using the cold shower 😂😂
@@hispanicboy8087
Ah
I take old shower daily and feel incredible afterwards.
I better sit in a tub of ice all day, everyday
Alternating between cd and hot water in the shower does help the facia, right???
Funny how something that feels like hell releases endorphins.
We used to say as kids to anyone who was getting stroppy, to go and take a cold shower.
Stroppy?
I take a cold shower everyday
what happens when you get used to taking cold showers and don’t feel any happier
Meditate..& work out....keep researching
Ask God to heal your mind...not joking.
Can it help with lose skin?
Being homeless will make you love the cold water,
Cold shower causes vasoconstriction thus improving circulations.
Hi. How does vasoconstriction improve circulation? I would think that vasoconstriction would have the opposite affect.
@@latonyagreen-warner7402
Exactly, I THINK vasodilation would be more appropriate here.
Wash your hair in cold water and it will shine.
Cold showers are the BEST!
Anyone else here with their hot water not working so you’re trying to hype yourself up by watching these videos? Just me? Okay..
I’ve noticed I don’t sweat as much when i take cold showers mind you I live in miami
I don't stink as much. It's strange how it works but I love it!
Oblivion sent me here.😎
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Two to three times a week? I do it everyday
Same here
Bem louco
But I feel like my muscles froze.....it'll not work properly or stretch.... I will feel the frozen muscles another day and I won't take a shower the next day....Is this harmful for my shoulders muscles
crazy bcuz lately my body has been asking for cooler showers 🤔
Been having cold showers and baths up to 30 minutes a day and trust me it doesn’t get rid of the depression
Its not to cure a depression, it’s to reduce possibilities of getting it.
@@stupidspoonstv1347 it was a joke my dude chill out
@@tylersvensson4468 lol
@@tylersvensson4468 how is anyone suppossed to know that. hes literally just trying to help, you chill out
i do after workouts yeah, BUT after i take a REAL bath 🤣
@Vendetta a shower is a form of bathing. but if I was gay what that got to do with you ?
@Vendetta you must be miserable Dave
"Any 🚿 temperature below 70° isn't that bad right?!"
Try jumping in a 68° 🏊Pool this Summer and see how it feels!!😀
The cool Springs in Florida are 70 degrees, very cold and not comfortable either.
Colder it's better, there are people who took the cold shower or cold bath at 41 degrees.
Just looks at wim hof. He is the king of cold immersions.
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It does ?
Gargle white paint 😏🙄
Take a cold shower. My teeth shook so much three layers of yellow were released.
What’s a shower ?
Cold water to the max seems normal to me
Me when I was in elementary showering cold water be like:
Btw I'm a filipino
This has been told in the Quran ( the book of Muslims) 1400 years ago. Proud to be a muslim
Bet you're proud to go around the black cube of saturn too
Why can’t you just be proud to be a good person. Why does everyone have to separate themselves into groups. That’s what starts wars. Just be proud to be a good person ‘cause you’re no better than anyone else. We are all God’s children. I’m a Christian and I love Allah’s children as well, we are equal. Please think about that…
@@llisagomez5706 ever think about you have 0 clue what you're talking about? The reason wars are fought are over religion and making people believe shit when a cross is just an unfolded cube...
@@mrpoop123 ever think about how you'll have 0 positive impact on the planet? Go and pester some other people living their lives
@@mrpoop123 😂...you are correct.
'im sad' ... 'chill the fuck out'
I’m still not doing it
Do it
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No you 🧢in'
Or you could exercise, that's probably better for you.
Both
What a great video. I gonna break this down in a video! I hope you will like it. + 1 sub 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
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I think the only benefit of cold shower is it reduces your electricity bill :P
COLD SHOWERS EXTENDS LIFE IN ANIMALS BY 20%
This vid is facts! Ive been sleeping with COLD women for years!
Yet the Japanese live the longest and they take hot baths. And avoid getting a tan.
But mainly only eat fish and exercise everyday
Can you delete this video please. it's already cold here.
PURE BS TO GET CLICKS BASED ON RAT STUDIES
I remember how i got into cold showers. It was a hot summer day and I’d just got back home. I was so hot that i went to the shower just to throw some cold water on my head. It felt really good and refreshing that the next time i did my head and a little bit of my shoulders. Next time i went full steam ahead and never looked back. I’ve been enjoying cold showers ever since.