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I recently started taking "ice baths" after doing a few breathing exercises as described in the Wim Hof method. A couple of friends and I go into a cold river (water temperatures ranged from 2.5°C to 5°C so far) and we stayed between 1 and 2 minutes with only the head above the water. It is quite an unusual experience, I am surprised that the body can take it so well. The feeling you have when getting out of the cold water is really good.
I wonder if anyone here has also heard of this or even tried it and has some thoughts on this? Obviously, this kind of activity can be dangerous for some people, so everyone who is thinking about trying it should inform themselves properly.-
That sounds interesting. From my experience, when taking those cold baths, the body starts breathing very quickly, but one can concentrate on having slow, regular breaths and the cold becomes bearable quite quickly. After a while, there is a feeling of numbing cold, particularly in the extremities (hands and feet), which I guess is caused by the way blood circulation works in the body. Probably the body will get more and more used to the pain and/or perfect the internal heating mechanisms to better counteract the cold.
When you say that you are doing workouts blindfolded, are you also refering to the cold baths? I guess doing it blindfolded or closing the eyes during the baths could be helpful.