COLD Showers are the most underrated cost effective health habit available
00:00kia ora coach brad here now i've been a kia ora coach brad here now i've been a physiotherapist for the last 25 years physiotherapist for the last 25 years physiotherapist for the last 25 years but on top of this i've taken a real but on top of this i've taken a real but on top of this i've taken a real deep dive into wellness habits now in my studies i've come across now in my studies i've come across hundreds of habits that promise better hundreds of habits that promise better hundreds of habits that promise better health and performance but as you know health and performance but as you know health and performance but as you know knowledge is useless without application knowledge is useless without application knowledge is useless without application so for many of these habits i tried them so for many of these habits i tried them so for many of these habits i tried them out for a hundred days just to assess out for a hundred days just to assess out for a hundred days just to assess how they affected my general well-being how they affected my general well-being how they affected my general well-being my performance and just my general my performance and just my general my performance and just my general feeling of goodness there is one habit that i came across in there is one habit that i came across in 2014 that i've been doing nearly every 2014 that i've been doing nearly every 2014 that i've been doing nearly every day since day since day since now not only does the science show the now not only does the science show the now not only does the science show the benefits to your benefits to your benefits to your performance and your well-being but performance and your well-being but performance and your well-being but there are numerous more studies flooding there are numerous more studies flooding there are numerous more studies flooding in that show the benefits for your in that show the benefits for your in that show the benefits for your mental health mental health mental health your immunity and your motivation this
01:00your immunity and your motivation this your immunity and your motivation this is simply a habit that everybody should is simply a habit that everybody should is simply a habit that everybody should start doing so what's the habit so what's the habit it's cold exposure now let me explain my it's cold exposure now let me explain my it's cold exposure now let me explain my journey with coal exposure over the last journey with coal exposure over the last journey with coal exposure over the last eight years and why i think you should eight years and why i think you should eight years and why i think you should start your journey with cold exposure start your journey with cold exposure start your journey with cold exposure today today today in 2014 i came across a man named wim in 2014 i came across a man named wim in 2014 i came across a man named wim hof now he raved about the health hof now he raved about the health hof now he raved about the health benefits of getting into cold bodies of benefits of getting into cold bodies of benefits of getting into cold bodies of water he would swim around in ice lakes water he would swim around in ice lakes water he would swim around in ice lakes he would sit in a barrel on his deck he would sit in a barrel on his deck he would sit in a barrel on his deck with ice water sipping his cup of tea in with ice water sipping his cup of tea in with ice water sipping his cup of tea in the morning he seemed crazy but you know the morning he seemed crazy but you know the morning he seemed crazy but you know what it's the perceived crazy ones that what it's the perceived crazy ones that what it's the perceived crazy ones that change the world by shifting society out change the world by shifting society out change the world by shifting society out of their current rut of their current rut of their current rut and boy and boy and boy does our sick society need that now so let's talk about the benefits of cold
02:00so let's talk about the benefits of cold water exposure and you know what the water exposure and you know what the water exposure and you know what the easiest way for you to do this is to use easiest way for you to do this is to use easiest way for you to do this is to use your shower turn that thermostat handle your shower turn that thermostat handle your shower turn that thermostat handle to cold to cold to cold and and and feel the benefits feel the benefits feel the benefits now getting cold now getting cold now getting cold promotes a micro thermogenic reaction promotes a micro thermogenic reaction promotes a micro thermogenic reaction inside your body enhancing fat burning inside your body enhancing fat burning inside your body enhancing fat burning pathways so as you know to be able to pathways so as you know to be able to pathways so as you know to be able to run efficiently you have to be able to run efficiently you have to be able to run efficiently you have to be able to tap into your fat stores so getting cold tap into your fat stores so getting cold tap into your fat stores so getting cold on top of your regular run training on top of your regular run training on top of your regular run training could give you an aerobic could give you an aerobic could give you an aerobic fat burning fat burning fat burning edge now cold also helps you produce brown now cold also helps you produce brown fat fat fat as you know we have white fat cells as you know we have white fat cells as you know we have white fat cells these store energy but we also have a these store energy but we also have a these store energy but we also have a very small number of brown or beige fat very small number of brown or beige fat very small number of brown or beige fat cells now these actually produce energy cells now these actually produce energy cells now these actually produce energy the reason that they call brown or beige the reason that they call brown or beige the reason that they call brown or beige cells is because under the microscope cells is because under the microscope cells is because under the microscope they are shown to have mitochondria yes
03:00they are shown to have mitochondria yes they are shown to have mitochondria yes mitochondria the actual power plants mitochondria the actual power plants mitochondria the actual power plants within the cell it was thought that we lost our brown it was thought that we lost our brown fat stores as we grew up from children fat stores as we grew up from children fat stores as we grew up from children to adults but now it's been shown with to adults but now it's been shown with to adults but now it's been shown with special skinny techniques that we can special skinny techniques that we can special skinny techniques that we can actually actually actually keep and actually transform white fat keep and actually transform white fat keep and actually transform white fat cells to the brown or beige through cells to the brown or beige through cells to the brown or beige through exposure to cold another massive benefit for society in another massive benefit for society in terms of cold exposure is terms of cold exposure is terms of cold exposure is being able to deal with stress being able to deal with stress being able to deal with stress when you get into a cold shower you're when you get into a cold shower you're when you get into a cold shower you're basically teaching your system to be basically teaching your system to be basically teaching your system to be able to re return back to a calm state able to re return back to a calm state able to re return back to a calm state of being after that perceived of being after that perceived of being after that perceived threat of cold threat of cold threat of cold the initial shock of the cold water the initial shock of the cold water the initial shock of the cold water creates an adrenaline surge creates an adrenaline surge creates an adrenaline surge your breathing becomes shallow and rapid your breathing becomes shallow and rapid your breathing becomes shallow and rapid and fear floods the system but after you
04:00and fear floods the system but after you and fear floods the system but after you start to get the breathing under control start to get the breathing under control start to get the breathing under control that fear is replaced with a sense of that fear is replaced with a sense of that fear is replaced with a sense of calm cold exposure is literally teaching your cold exposure is literally teaching your system to return to calm after a state system to return to calm after a state system to return to calm after a state of stress of stress of stress and this can be used whenever stress in and this can be used whenever stress in and this can be used whenever stress in daily life is thrown your way one of the main reasons i one of the main reasons i use a cold shower every morning that's use a cold shower every morning that's use a cold shower every morning that's the feeling i get post shower it's an the feeling i get post shower it's an the feeling i get post shower it's an excellent mix of excellent mix of excellent mix of calm calm calm and focus and focus and focus it's completely opposite to the feeling it's completely opposite to the feeling it's completely opposite to the feeling you get after a warm or hot shower you you get after a warm or hot shower you you get after a warm or hot shower you get out feeling sluggish and not ready get out feeling sluggish and not ready get out feeling sluggish and not ready to face the day after a cold shower to face the day after a cold shower to face the day after a cold shower honestly you feel ready it's like you've honestly you feel ready it's like you've honestly you feel ready it's like you've had a triple espresso you're amped had a triple espresso you're amped had a triple espresso you're amped the reason for this feeling is backed up the reason for this feeling is backed up the reason for this feeling is backed up with the lattice research on coal with the lattice research on coal with the lattice research on coal exposure and dopamine release exposure and dopamine release exposure and dopamine release now dopamine
05:00now dopamine now dopamine improves our mood and it helps energize improves our mood and it helps energize improves our mood and it helps energize us to complete tasks us to complete tasks us to complete tasks it's basically been called the it's basically been called the it's basically been called the motivation hormone motivation hormone motivation hormone a study group in this paper here a study group in this paper here a study group in this paper here showed showed showed a 350 percent in metabolism a 350 percent in metabolism a 350 percent in metabolism and a 250 percent increase in dopamine and a 250 percent increase in dopamine and a 250 percent increase in dopamine that lasted for over two hours post cold that lasted for over two hours post cold that lasted for over two hours post cold exposure so if you're interested in running so if you're interested in running further with more fat burning efficiency being able to handle stress and return being able to handle stress and return to a calm state quicker and have a natural no-cost picnia that and have a natural no-cost picnia that helps with productivity helps with productivity helps with productivity your mood your mood your mood and your ability to focus on tasks and your ability to focus on tasks and your ability to focus on tasks then cold exposure using cold showers is
06:00then cold exposure using cold showers is then cold exposure using cold showers is the health habit for you so in our next video we're going to go so in our next video we're going to go over a few rules that i've learned over over a few rules that i've learned over over a few rules that i've learned over the last eight years with my cold the last eight years with my cold the last eight years with my cold journey i'm going to show you how to journey i'm going to show you how to journey i'm going to show you how to start and a few other little tips to start and a few other little tips to start and a few other little tips to maximize your cold exposure journey maximize your cold exposure journey maximize your cold exposure journey please go out please go out please go out champion compassion champion compassion champion compassion in those miles and i look forward to in those miles and i look forward to in those miles and i look forward to catching up with you on the next video