My Experience with Cold Showers
There are a bunch of benefits that come with cold showers. It boosts your mood and gives you a natural high, increases alertness and focus, helps with muscle recovery after training, improves circulation, and builds mental toughness. It can also reduce inflammation and help you regulate your breathing and stress response. But honestly, you don’t really understand it until you actually do it.
This morning I decided to jump into a cold shower, and it’s still a shock every time. My family (2 little kids and my wife) can hear me yelling from the living room lol. I love it though! That shot of cold water wakes you up instantly, especially in the morning. Your body tightens, your breathing goes out of control for a second, and everything in you wants to step out. It’s uncomfortable, no way around it.
But if you stay in, something changes.
After a bit, your body starts to adapt. Your breathing slows down, you settle into it, and it becomes manageable. Then when you finally step out, there’s this unreal feeling. It’s almost like a runner’s high, but even better. It’s hard to explain, but you just feel so clear, energized, ready to go. Lately I’ve been doing more of these and I feel great every time after.
If you’re new to it, don’t go all in right away. Ease yourself into it. Start with cool water, then gradually adjust it colder in small increments. You don’t even need to put your whole body in at once. You can do parts at a time and work your way up to having the water run over your whole body. That makes it a lot more manageable and helps you build tolerance. This is the strategy I use if I'm just returning to the routine.
I also find it hits the best after training. After a hard session, a jog in the heat, or even after a sauna, the cold feels way more refreshing instead of shocking. Your body is already hot, so it balances everything out and actually feels really good.
One of the biggest things is your breathing. When you first get in, your breathing is going to go crazy. That’s normal. The key is not to rush out. Stay in until you can control your breathing again. Focus on slowing it down, especially your exhales. Once you get that under control, your body follows. That’s where a lot of the benefit comes from. You’re training yourself to stay calm under stress. To be honest, that's one of the main reason why I do cold showers.
A couple other things that helped me, set a simple timer if you need to, even 30 to 60 seconds is enough when you’re starting. Try to stay still for a moment and let the water hit you instead of constantly moving away from it. And if you’re not ready for full cold showers yet, just end your regular shower with cold water. That alone makes a difference and helps you build the habit. No shame in starting small.
I love cold showers in the summer and when I'm on vacation. Why when I'm on vacation? Not sure, maybe because I'm usually not training at the same intensity when on vacay so at least I feel productive if I do a cold shower, kinda to make up for the reduced training. Already this year I've done 10 cold showers, and by that I mean the entire shower session was cold. I'm going to amp up more of these showers in the summer. Don't get me wrong, hot showers are my go to, but every now and then when I need something wake me up and start my morning, a nice cold shower followed by a cup fresh brewed coffee is heavenly. Hope all is well!
Bao
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