Cold Showers ?!

   There are benefits, yes. I bathe mostly with cold water, but there is a huge difference between a cold shower and a cold bath - a cold shower is safer. With a cold bath you are at risk of hypothermia. The cold shower is difficult to take at first, but over time you get used to the low temperature. Otherwise, the most positive result of using cold showers is that you develop strong mental discipline. It is not easy to take such a shower at any time of the day, and this tendency is transferred to other areas of life - especially those where you face challenges. You become more stubborn, and it is harder to give up on achieving your goals. All this takes time, yes. But most of the stories about the cold shower have a good base in reality.

   I have come across various articles about the benefits and harms of both cold showers and hot showers. I even read about contrast showers, you can look on the internet for information if you are not familiar with this practice. Personally, I don't like cold water, I just can't take a bath like that. I last at most 2-3 minutes if I don't have enough hot water. In fact, as far as I know, the idea of ​​the whole thing is not to bathe in cold water all the time, but only for a few minutes. If so, I practice it every time I don't take a bath first. Interestingly, some of the benefits of a cold shower are also the benefits of a hot shower. Hot water relaxes the muscles - this has been tested. I have also read that hot showers also reduce anxiety. I don't like bathing in cold water, this in no way relaxes me or takes me out of depression. On the contrary, it makes me very nervous. I can only say one huge plus and that is that cold showers definitely fall asleep better than coffee in the morning.

   Hello! I've been bathing like this for about two years. During the cold periods I bathe with very hot water and finish with ice water for about two minutes. In the beginning it was very difficult for me, I woke up, I was pushing. After a while you get used to it and the same thing happens if you turn on very hot water. Personally, it helps me relax my muscles, it is also useful for your skin and hair. In the summer I bathe only with cold water. Psychological change is also there - you start making decisions much faster in your life, at least in everyday situations. If your physical condition allows it, I recommend it with both hands! :)

   When I was younger I practiced contrast showers and I was very cool. Blood circulation improves and the skin becomes red as after a sauna. I did it for a minute hot, then a minute cold and so on several times. I ended up with a hot shower and felt OK!

   I do not think it is useful for everyone. It depends on the body. If you want to harden, just don't be too careful, in the style of catching a cold from the wind or something like that, spring and autumn are best for tempering, not cold winter days. The will is not tempered by masochism, the only way is to learn to take things lightly, not to set psychological barriers (the question is a bit long), no matter how you get to this skill. If he convinces himself that with the cold shower he acquires this skill - then it will probably have an effect. Otherwise, there is nothing on the net that is not written to be useful / harmful.

   I am a woman and I live in a seaside town. I bathe in the sea all year round, including winter. At the moment the water is below five degrees, I enter in two - three minutes. For me personally, this tones me for the whole day. But you have to get used to it gradually, otherwise you can suffer a lot. When I get home, I take a hot shower and go to work. It's great fun.

   I practice cold showers and sometimes a cold bath. With showers you need a strong will and really learn discipline and self-control. It is not for everyone. I use them in the morning or after a workout, they help my body to refresh faster, and they also treat muscle fever, which is inevitable for people like me. I started with contrast showers first, gradually increasing the time I sat under the cold water. Two years later I bathe only with such water for about 10 minutes. I do not have any problems or diseases.

   Hello! An interesting topic! I have been bathing with cold water for many years (warm at first, but the main bathing, with cold !, is not loose!). But, in summer, in the heat, I end up with hot water, otherwise I sweat a lot; winter time - warm at first, but mainly finished - with cold. And sleep in the cold, it is very useful!

   I take a cold shower at the end of the hot shower for about 20 seconds - it is quite energizing, especially in the morning and it is good not only for the tone but also for the immunity and especially for the condition of the skin. Otherwise, I always wash my hair with lukewarm almost cold water and since I do it it is quite healthy and strong, the scalp is stimulated and grows so fast and I have no problems with hair loss after showering (when I washed it with warm water then it dried a solid amount. ) Completely cold shower otherwise only in summer or in the ice melt after sauna or steam bath. Now, after reading about the results of number 3, I tried to try for longer.

   My friend has been doing it for some time, but not all the time with cold water, but only at the end for 2-3 minutes and says that he feels very well, he is more refreshed than if he bathes only with hot water, because he falls asleep. from her :)

   I bathe with normal warm water and I'm fine. I feel perfect after a shower with normally warm water. Much healthier and cleaner than before. After a normal shower I feel like a new person - more motivated, fuller and more energetic. My mind clears, my memory improves. I also become stronger physically. Any extremes are harmful to the body. This cold showers and hot showers, and contrast showers are full of nonsense. There is no point in harassing your bodies. Now there are even showers with temperature sensors, which are set to one temperature and they do by releasing hot and cold water as much as necessary, so as not to roar that the water becomes hot when someone flushes the toilet. The temperature of the water should be close to that of the human body.

   I can't stand even lukewarm water! I hate it if it's not warm, even going hot.