Advice on cold showers?

I'm struggling with the same thing. I want to take cold showers but I can't afford to get sick.. It's freeeeeeeeeeeeezing down here and the heater at my house doesn't work

 

For a long time I exercised a variation on purely cold showers- they are called 'James Bond Showers' I believe. I found them to be very effective. That is, you have your regular shower under hot water. After washing you turn off the water, and switch it to cold (as cold as it'll go). You then stand under the cold water for a predetermined period of time. I started with standing under there for 1 minute at a time (per shower), and progressively increased it to a period of 3 minutes. I found this to be a more practical way of utilising cold showers to help yourself in your reboot.

It is unlikely you will get sick via this method I believe. In fact, if you prepare well (ie you have a warm dry towel in a warm environment to dry yourself after), cold showers can strengthen your immune system. Only if you are already sick, or feel like you're getting a cold, should you refrain from the cold showers. But it's up to you what you do.

 

I started out doing what @NoBrainer described here. Then a couple of times I "forgot" to turn it cold and stayed warm the whole time.

I found that getting into the shower and turn the water on while you're standing underneath the showerhead works best for me. It gets you right into it. No avoiding, no rationalizing...

That's just what works for me though!

Play around with it and do what works best for you.

All the best @melancholy king!

-Grindel

 

Start with warm water , do your normal routine then keep turning the dial colder and colder. Thats it.! Don't think to much about it.
I live in a cold state and take cold showers as well as started working outside. Gonna include them in mornings to because i have been getting up early to do something before work but still zombie mode.
What i noticed is., if you think your gonna get sick and you get in the shower you will get sick., your setting yourself up from the beginning or going outside right away with nothing on your head, feet. The only times i take just a warm shower is if i am actually really sick or i feel like i taxed my nervous system a lot at the gym or work.
Cold shower at least 5 times a week.
I love them, just listen to your body.

 

What's your reason for wanting to take cold showers?

 

Benefits wise


**Better skin
granted i have bad genetics for acne, almost 27 but if i get a few new zits they don't stick around very long and I don't use any creams either.
If you have fairly good skin already. This is better than any cream on the market.

***Better Hair
What I do is wash my hair every other day with baking soda., and once a week with shampoo .
My reasoning behind this is shampoo dries your hair out.
Hot water dries your hair out.
Shampoo is full of chemicals.
All chemicals these days lower testosterone.
Have you noticed how sometimes your hair looks really awesome towards the night time than in the morning its really greasy. So you take a shower and use a lot of shampoo. When you use a lot if shampoo what is happening is your rinsing all the oils out. Your body goes into over drive and tries to produce a ton because you wash to much out it out.
(Same thing with skin )
Once your hair becomes accustomed to this you will love it. It has some natural oils in it so i can kindof style it with out product.
As far as dandruff I noticed a little once in a while.
If you work a dirty greasy job. Maybe shampoo 3 times a week ect..
Just experiment.Until you find what works for you.
****Better circulation.
When you shower with hot water all the blood goes straight to your skin.
When you shower with cold water the blood circulates more through your major organs.

If you have a sauna near by or you ever go to one most people sit there take a hot shower and go home.
If you ever get the chance is. Drink a ton of water. Go in the sauna . Sweat it out long as you can., get out take a cold shower. Sit down relax drink more water..
This is beneficial because all the blood circulates to skin then to the organs and back depending on how many rounds you do.
You could do a contrast shower where you go back from hot to cold but its not the same cuz your not sweating a lot.
*****Feel like a boss
It's uncomfortable thats why we do it
Who else does this noone, everyone is weak these days., if you can over come taking a ice cold shower once in a while and taking a skin burning bath from time to time. Your already ahead of everyone.

Now we live in trenches but soon we rise to the mountain.
You guys are amazing.! !!!

 

Indeed. This a good way of getting used to them I believe. You don't actually need longer than about 4 minutes in the shower anyway, and you'll be speedy at washing yourself if you're desperate to get out of the cold water.

 

Haha!! That's exactly what I do!! Just feel the music brother!!! Step in to the beat!

 

i often do the ginyu dance when i am in the shower