I always take a cold shower after watching the hand expression videos on YouTube.
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Originally Posted By: DBMaster
It's actually supposed to be good for you.
Cold Showers
I take cold showers after going to the gym,works for me!
It's actually supposed to be good for you.
Cold Showers
I take cold showers after going to the gym,works for me!
It's been a couple of weeks and I'm sticking with the cold showers. I feel great after shower.
I wonder if the water gets much colder in the winter here in S. Cal. I guess I'll know, soon enough.
I wonder if the water gets much colder in the winter here in S. Cal. I guess I'll know, soon enough.
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Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
It's been a couple of weeks and I'm sticking with the cold showers. I feel great after shower.
It's been a couple of weeks and I'm sticking with the cold showers. I feel great after shower.
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Originally Posted By: Chris142
You guys that like cold water on your face or a cold shower are nuts
I've never been a guy who "follows the sheep around the hill" I find a faster way,every time.
I'll always be different in this life, ALWAYS!
You guys that like cold water on your face or a cold shower are nuts
I've never been a guy who "follows the sheep around the hill" I find a faster way,every time.
I'll always be different in this life, ALWAYS!
A cold water shower will raise your blood pressure. So if you want to analize in detail it is probably on the hole better to take a warm shower to lower your blood pressure and relax you at the same time. So I will say a hot shower is more healthy
Originally Posted By: Al
A cold water shower will raise your blood pressure. So if you want to analize in detail it is probably on the hole better to take a warm shower to lower your blood pressure and relax you at the same time. So I will say a hot shower is more healthy
Or it may lower it. http://www.medicaldaily.com/benefits-col...r-health-289524
I am really not sure there is a legitimate knock against cold showers from a health and wellness perspective. They're just entirely unpleasant!
A cold water shower will raise your blood pressure. So if you want to analize in detail it is probably on the hole better to take a warm shower to lower your blood pressure and relax you at the same time. So I will say a hot shower is more healthy
Or it may lower it. http://www.medicaldaily.com/benefits-col...r-health-289524
I am really not sure there is a legitimate knock against cold showers from a health and wellness perspective. They're just entirely unpleasant!
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Or it may lower it. http://www.medicaldaily.com/benefits-col...r-health-289524
Not sure I have any confidence in this guy. I realize cold weather is not the same principle bu:
Mayo Clinic: "Blood pressure generally is higher in the winter and lower in the summer. That's because low temperatures cause your blood vessels to narrow — which increases blood pressure because more pressure is needed to force blood through your narrowed veins and arteries."
I remember reading that that there were risks associated with people that jumped into cold water in winter. Granted its not that extreme but again the same principle.
Or it may lower it. http://www.medicaldaily.com/benefits-col...r-health-289524
Not sure I have any confidence in this guy. I realize cold weather is not the same principle bu:
Mayo Clinic: "Blood pressure generally is higher in the winter and lower in the summer. That's because low temperatures cause your blood vessels to narrow — which increases blood pressure because more pressure is needed to force blood through your narrowed veins and arteries."
I remember reading that that there were risks associated with people that jumped into cold water in winter. Granted its not that extreme but again the same principle.
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Originally Posted By: AlaskaMike
There's no hard evidence that it has any more health benefits over a warm or hot shower, but I agree it definitely wakes you up! I'll start with hot water and then gradually go to cold--it's a lot less shocking.
I was probably 25 years ago, but I read some research (from Soviet sports medicine?) saying that alternating between both hot and cold (in the same shower)can aid in muscle recovery...
There's no hard evidence that it has any more health benefits over a warm or hot shower, but I agree it definitely wakes you up! I'll start with hot water and then gradually go to cold--it's a lot less shocking.
I was probably 25 years ago, but I read some research (from Soviet sports medicine?) saying that alternating between both hot and cold (in the same shower)can aid in muscle recovery...
Originally Posted By: Al
Mayo Clinic: "Blood pressure generally is higher in the winter and lower in the summer. That's because low temperatures cause your blood vessels to narrow — which increases blood pressure because more pressure is needed to force blood through your narrowed veins and arteries."
It is/ was my understanding that this phenomenon was temporary, as the body acclimatized itself quickly. I am sure that it is a more-than-trivial matter, though, for those with conditions exacerbated by rapid fluctuations in blood pressure... A cold shower is nothing if not a shock to the system.
Mayo Clinic: "Blood pressure generally is higher in the winter and lower in the summer. That's because low temperatures cause your blood vessels to narrow — which increases blood pressure because more pressure is needed to force blood through your narrowed veins and arteries."
It is/ was my understanding that this phenomenon was temporary, as the body acclimatized itself quickly. I am sure that it is a more-than-trivial matter, though, for those with conditions exacerbated by rapid fluctuations in blood pressure... A cold shower is nothing if not a shock to the system.
My well water is about 50F, give or take. First few minutes would be warm, as the basement is 70+ in the summer, but in the winter the water can be a bit chilly.
I usually shower in the evening and don't need the wake-up. If I shower in the day it's because I've been biking and the hot water feels good. Switching to cold (or at least cool) is something I should try, see if that cools me off faster.
I usually shower in the evening and don't need the wake-up. If I shower in the day it's because I've been biking and the hot water feels good. Switching to cold (or at least cool) is something I should try, see if that cools me off faster.
As already noted, the OP lives in a hot climate where the pipes are buried very shallow, so that "cold" water isn't even cold.
When I lived in the south I could easily takes showers In the summer with only the "cold" water because it wasn't cold at all.
When I lived in the south I could easily takes showers In the summer with only the "cold" water because it wasn't cold at all.
After a few minutes in the cold shower it starts to feel like it's warming up.
I like the refreshing feeling after the shower.
I think I'll shoot the water with my IR temp gauge to see what the temperature is.
I like the refreshing feeling after the shower.
I think I'll shoot the water with my IR temp gauge to see what the temperature is.
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