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I actually start every day with an ice cold shower and find that it helps to wake me up and put me in the right frame of mind for the day. I don't claim it's an

by lfuller 12y ago

I actually start every day with an ice cold shower and find that it helps to wake me up and put me in the right frame of mind for the day. I don't claim it's anything more than psychological, but it's been a big help for me.

swah 12y ago
What is the temperature where you live?
- ekianjo 12y ago
  I bet it's not in Siberia.
  - fasteo 12y ago
    Maybe it is [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ihMP-I3l8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ihMP-I3l8
    - TylerE 12y ago
      Screaming/not very dressed kid warning
- lfuller 12y ago
  It's near Toronto, so it depends. -25C in the winter, 35C in the summer. Around 30C right now.
  - swah 12y ago
    Oh. Here in south of Brazil its 10C those days and I use hot water even to wash my face in the morning.
rschmitty 12y ago
I enjoy cold showers from time to time. But as someone who just moved in to a new home and forgot to schedule gas turn on in advance leaving us without hot water, a true "ice cold" shower leaves you literally breathless. I've never felt my body react in such a way.
- oalders 12y ago
  I can second this. I spent 2 weeks in an apartment with no hot water. The first 30 seconds or so in the shower left me struggling for air. After that, it's a lot better. Not good, but better.
- oftenwrong 12y ago
  If you stay in it for a while, you still acclimate. Just don't try it during a cold winter.
saraid216 12y ago
FWIW, a friend of mine suggested doing that and threw a study at me when I made disbelieving noises: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17993252 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17993252