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152 sats \ 12 replies \ @398ja 1 Jul \ parent \ on: (Mostly) Daily Accountability Thread HealthAndFitness

lol, same here.

I remember how at the beginning I was always hyperventilating when in contact with cold water. Now, I don't anymore, or not as much. It's still a small shock to the system, but I don't need to mouth breathe anymore.

According to Wim Hof, cold shower is exercise for your vascular system and heart. He writes:

When you take a cold shower, all of those little muscles in your vascular system — millions of them — are activated and exercised. Within ten days of taking these showers, you will notice that your heart rate has decreased significantly, as much as fifteen to thirty beats per minute, and that it remains that way twenty-four hours a day. That translates to a lot less stress.

I wholeheartedly agree.

21 sats \ 11 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 1 Jul

Is pain, pleasure?

31 sats \ 10 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 1 Jul

No, but I wanted the lower resting heart rate benefit.

52 sats \ 5 replies \ @398ja 1 Jul

I actually had my blood pressure measured this morning during a routine examination at the hospital. At first I thought something was wrong because the nurse made a surprised "Oh!" but then I realised she was just positively surprised by the very good blood pressure and heart rate results. "That's what we want to see," she congratulated me. I want to believe that my cold showers and my other routines (sleep! etc) have contributed to it. I have actually rarely felt so well, physically and mentally...

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 2 Jul

lol what about diet and exercise??

31 sats \ 3 replies \ @398ja 2 Jul

Yes, that too, but to be frank, I believe sleep is paramount.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 3 Jul

Team Sleep!

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 3 Jul

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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @realBitcoinDog 2 Jul

What is that benefit?

52 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 2 Jul

This blog post appeared on my oura app today.

Cold showers act as a hormetic stressor: the initial chill kicks your sympathetic “alert” response into gear, then your body rebounds with a surge of parasympathetic activity—stimulating the vagus nerve and releasing mood-boosting neurochemicals.