Daily Ice Baths for a Month The Pros and Cons 30 MINUTE HOLD
00:00so am I or may not have so am I or may not have left the freezer on left the freezer on left the freezer on all night and it's saying it's at and it's saying it's at two degrees but two degrees but two degrees but I just find that quite hard to believe [Music] [Music] what's going on guys it's Vaughn here what's going on guys it's Vaughn here what's going on guys it's Vaughn here from body elements and today I'm going from body elements and today I'm going from body elements and today I'm going to go through my one month experience of to go through my one month experience of to go through my one month experience of doing daily ice baths doing daily ice baths doing daily ice baths first of all why the hell would I do first of all why the hell would I do first of all why the hell would I do this well there are multiple benefits to this well there are multiple benefits to this well there are multiple benefits to cold therapy the physical benefits can cold therapy the physical benefits can cold therapy the physical benefits can include an improved metabolism include an improved metabolism include an improved metabolism a stronger immune system improve blood a stronger immune system improve blood a stronger immune system improve blood circulation circulation circulation more Brown fat cells which are the fat more Brown fat cells which are the fat more Brown fat cells which are the fat cells that protect you from cold not the cells that protect you from cold not the cells that protect you from cold not the ones that build up around your tummy ones that build up around your tummy ones that build up around your tummy and improves sleep and the mental and improves sleep and the mental and improves sleep and the mental benefits can include reduced anxiety and benefits can include reduced anxiety and benefits can include reduced anxiety and depression increased mental resilience
01:00depression increased mental resilience depression increased mental resilience improved patients and calm and reduced improved patients and calm and reduced improved patients and calm and reduced stress and anger so with science stress and anger so with science stress and anger so with science suggesting all these benefits I thought suggesting all these benefits I thought suggesting all these benefits I thought I'd put it to the test and see what an I'd put it to the test and see what an I'd put it to the test and see what an average person can gain from consistent average person can gain from consistent average person can gain from consistent ice baths the ice baths are going to be ice baths the ice baths are going to be ice baths the ice baths are going to be performed in a makeshift chest freezer performed in a makeshift chest freezer performed in a makeshift chest freezer we'll go into later in this video how we'll go into later in this video how we'll go into later in this video how the chest freezer works with the the chest freezer works with the the chest freezer works with the temperature of the ice bath I'm going to temperature of the ice bath I'm going to temperature of the ice bath I'm going to try and keep it at four degrees it is try and keep it at four degrees it is try and keep it at four degrees it is said that going below 4 degrees doesn't said that going below 4 degrees doesn't said that going below 4 degrees doesn't really pose any extra health benefits really pose any extra health benefits really pose any extra health benefits and four degrees is roughly the and four degrees is roughly the and four degrees is roughly the temperature that you'd get in the water temperature that you'd get in the water temperature that you'd get in the water of a frozen lake so it's best we can of a frozen lake so it's best we can of a frozen lake so it's best we can simulate in a hotter climate like simulate in a hotter climate like simulate in a hotter climate like Australia Australia Australia the water in the freezer tends to start the water in the freezer tends to start the water in the freezer tends to start freezing over when it goes below four freezing over when it goes below four freezing over when it goes below four degrees as well so that can be quite an degrees as well so that can be quite an degrees as well so that can be quite an inconvenience the method to follow for inconvenience the method to follow for inconvenience the method to follow for ice baths is typically stay in for at ice baths is typically stay in for at ice baths is typically stay in for at least three minutes and make sure your least three minutes and make sure your least three minutes and make sure your heart is submerged so you want the water heart is submerged so you want the water heart is submerged so you want the water sitting at about this level with that sitting at about this level with that sitting at about this level with that all covered off let's get into it day one of the one month ice bath day one of the one month ice bath beautiful weather for an ice bath beautiful weather for an ice bath beautiful weather for an ice bath kissing down with rain
02:00kissing down with rain kissing down with rain sitting at about three degrees wish me luck wish me luck [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] thank you foreign foreign [Music]
03:00so that's officially seven days of ice so that's officially seven days of ice baths baths baths the big thing I've noticed after the the big thing I've noticed after the the big thing I've noticed after the seven days is my stress has decreased a seven days is my stress has decreased a seven days is my stress has decreased a lot just small things like road rage and lot just small things like road rage and lot just small things like road rage and finding calm in certain situations finding calm in certain situations finding calm in certain situations that's definitely improved during the that's definitely improved during the that's definitely improved during the ice bus I've noticed my extremities have ice bus I've noticed my extremities have ice bus I've noticed my extremities have heard a lot so my fingers and toes are heard a lot so my fingers and toes are heard a lot so my fingers and toes are killing during the ice baths the other killing during the ice baths the other killing during the ice baths the other thing I've noticed is it takes about 90 thing I've noticed is it takes about 90 thing I've noticed is it takes about 90 seconds to get into a real calm State seconds to get into a real calm State seconds to get into a real calm State that's the initial shock phase after that's the initial shock phase after that's the initial shock phase after doing it for a week it doesn't feel like doing it for a week it doesn't feel like doing it for a week it doesn't feel like it's gotten a lot easier so I haven't it's gotten a lot easier so I haven't it's gotten a lot easier so I haven't adapted too much but at the moment I'm adapted too much but at the moment I'm adapted too much but at the moment I'm doing about 15 seconds more each day but doing about 15 seconds more each day but doing about 15 seconds more each day but I think I'm going to have to up that to I think I'm going to have to up that to I think I'm going to have to up that to about 20 seconds more each day because I about 20 seconds more each day because I about 20 seconds more each day because I have a goal of getting to about 15 have a goal of getting to about 15 have a goal of getting to about 15 minutes by the end of this month stay minutes by the end of this month stay minutes by the end of this month stay tuned for the second week tuned for the second week tuned for the second week [Music]
04:00so I might I might not have so I might I might not have left the freezer on all night all night [Music] [Music] and it's saying it's at I just find that quite hard to believe I just find that quite hard to believe five hours later much much much later much much much later [Music] [Music] foreign
05:00[Music] so we're about two weeks in the ice so we're about two weeks in the ice so we're about two weeks in the ice baths are still freezing cold baths are still freezing cold baths are still freezing cold stress levels are still low sleeping stress levels are still low sleeping stress levels are still low sleeping quite well as it go into these longer quite well as it go into these longer quite well as it go into these longer holds the first six minutes are holds the first six minutes are holds the first six minutes are definitely feeling easier so if I jumped definitely feeling easier so if I jumped definitely feeling easier so if I jumped in and just did a six minute one now in and just did a six minute one now in and just did a six minute one now that would feel far easier than what it that would feel far easier than what it that would feel far easier than what it would at the start of the first week so would at the start of the first week so would at the start of the first week so definitely some physical adaption there definitely some physical adaption there definitely some physical adaption there and it's starting to get a bit easier and it's starting to get a bit easier and it's starting to get a bit easier just to step in like the initial shock just to step in like the initial shock just to step in like the initial shock is starting to reduce in time before it is starting to reduce in time before it is starting to reduce in time before it was about 90 seconds two minutes now was about 90 seconds two minutes now was about 90 seconds two minutes now it's maybe 30 seconds the bath is it's maybe 30 seconds the bath is it's maybe 30 seconds the bath is getting a bit murky so I might have to getting a bit murky so I might have to getting a bit murky so I might have to clean it soon I'll see you guys at the clean it soon I'll see you guys at the clean it soon I'll see you guys at the three week interval three week interval three week interval [Music] [Music] I'll just run you guys through how the I'll just run you guys through how the I'll just run you guys through how the ice bath is set up so this is just a ice bath is set up so this is just a ice bath is set up so this is just a regular chest freezer it's higher regular chest freezer it's higher regular chest freezer it's higher they're it's a 320 liter one and I just they're it's a 320 liter one and I just they're it's a 320 liter one and I just fit in it but I'm pretty small I'm about fit in it but I'm pretty small I'm about fit in it but I'm pretty small I'm about five foot eight five foot eight five foot eight but um the guy I bought it off off
06:00but um the guy I bought it off off but um the guy I bought it off off Gumtree I got it for about Gumtree I got it for about Gumtree I got it for about 450. he had already sealed it 450. he had already sealed it 450. he had already sealed it he'd bought it brand new and just sealed he'd bought it brand new and just sealed he'd bought it brand new and just sealed it himself what you do then to keep it it himself what you do then to keep it it himself what you do then to keep it cold cold cold you'd have to plug it in for about two you'd have to plug it in for about two you'd have to plug it in for about two days days days 48 hours to get it down to about four 48 hours to get it down to about four 48 hours to get it down to about four degrees but what I've got here to keep degrees but what I've got here to keep degrees but what I've got here to keep it cold is a timer switch it cold is a timer switch it cold is a timer switch now the time switch you can set I've got now the time switch you can set I've got now the time switch you can set I've got it on about an hour and a half twice a it on about an hour and a half twice a it on about an hour and a half twice a day so an hour and a half at about day so an hour and a half at about day so an hour and a half at about midday and an hour and a half in the midday and an hour and a half in the midday and an hour and a half in the middle of the night that I get set up middle of the night that I get set up middle of the night that I get set up for for for and that will keep it cold and that will keep it cold and that will keep it cold usually around four degrees depending on usually around four degrees depending on usually around four degrees depending on how many people jump in and out of the how many people jump in and out of the how many people jump in and out of the freezer freezer freezer and then I think I showed this earlier and then I think I showed this earlier and then I think I showed this earlier but what I've been doing is just but what I've been doing is just but what I've been doing is just chucking about a kilo of salt in with chucking about a kilo of salt in with chucking about a kilo of salt in with all the water to keep the keep the water all the water to keep the keep the water all the water to keep the keep the water fairly clean for a while
07:00thank you thank you [Music] [Music] so we've just passed a three-week Mark so we've just passed a three-week Mark so we've just passed a three-week Mark here at ice bath Central started to try here at ice bath Central started to try here at ice bath Central started to try a couple of different things like the a couple of different things like the a couple of different things like the Wim Hof breathing before the ice baths I Wim Hof breathing before the ice baths I Wim Hof breathing before the ice baths I found the breathing made the experience found the breathing made the experience found the breathing made the experience a bit more intense made the body feel a a bit more intense made the body feel a a bit more intense made the body feel a little bit lighter you're almost more in little bit lighter you're almost more in little bit lighter you're almost more in tune with your body during the tune with your body during the tune with your body during the experience during the third week the experience during the third week the experience during the third week the bars are honestly starting to feel a lot bars are honestly starting to feel a lot bars are honestly starting to feel a lot easier so the body's starting to easier so the body's starting to easier so the body's starting to physically adapt now there was one thing physically adapt now there was one thing physically adapt now there was one thing I noticed during the very long holds and I noticed during the very long holds and I noticed during the very long holds and I'm not sure a whole lot of people would I'm not sure a whole lot of people would I'm not sure a whole lot of people would experience because it was after about experience because it was after about experience because it was after about the 10 minute Mark that the body just the 10 minute Mark that the body just the 10 minute Mark that the body just started to feel very very numb and started to feel very very numb and started to feel very very numb and euphoric like it was a really good euphoric like it was a really good euphoric like it was a really good feeling the pain had pretty much all feeling the pain had pretty much all feeling the pain had pretty much all gone away and the body felt like it was gone away and the body felt like it was gone away and the body felt like it was becoming the water it just sounds kind
08:00becoming the water it just sounds kind becoming the water it just sounds kind of cheesy but it's a very very peaceful of cheesy but it's a very very peaceful of cheesy but it's a very very peaceful experience at that point let's see how experience at that point let's see how experience at that point let's see how these last roughly 10 days goes these last roughly 10 days goes these last roughly 10 days goes and see if we can't get past 15 minutes and see if we can't get past 15 minutes and see if we can't get past 15 minutes [Music] [Music] so we've had the bath pool for about so we've had the bath pool for about so we've had the bath pool for about three weeks three weeks three weeks it's looking a bit manky now it's looking a bit manky now it's looking a bit manky now gonna empty all the water out gonna empty all the water out gonna empty all the water out and get it nice and fresh for the last and get it nice and fresh for the last and get it nice and fresh for the last 10 days 10 days 10 days [Music] [Music] I've got to clean water in there and I've got to clean water in there and I've got to clean water in there and I'll show you what it looks like I'll show you what it looks like I'll show you what it looks like [Music]
09:00wish me luck and I'll see you on the wish me luck and I'll see you on the other side other side other side foreign
10:00really [ __ ] warm actually even if you could drop some more art in even if you could drop some more art in here starting to feel actually quite warm in starting to feel actually quite warm in some of the bits that are gone that are some of the bits that are gone that are some of the bits that are gone that are usually cold like hands and the toes but usually cold like hands and the toes but usually cold like hands and the toes but freezing everywhere else just a matter of staying calm now just a matter of staying calm now [Music] [Music] 20 minutes
11:00sound good sound good we're good oh we're good oh we're good oh I love moving very quickly so the countdown's actually so the countdown's actually my least favorite bit it will since I my least favorite bit it will since I my least favorite bit it will since I was in there for about 20 minutes it's was in there for about 20 minutes it's was in there for about 20 minutes it's probably gonna take me at least 20 probably gonna take me at least 20 probably gonna take me at least 20 minutes to come down to a point where I minutes to come down to a point where I minutes to come down to a point where I stopped shivering stopped shivering stopped shivering and then it might have tight like half and then it might have tight like half and then it might have tight like half an hour an hour an hour to an hour before I feel I'll come back to an hour before I feel I'll come back to an hour before I feel I'll come back to a regular temperature to a regular temperature to a regular temperature so looking forward to the next 30 so looking forward to the next 30 so looking forward to the next 30 minutes
12:00[ __ ] ly warmed up and dressed after my 30 ly warmed up and dressed after my 30 minute ice bath 30 minutes was never my minute ice bath 30 minutes was never my minute ice bath 30 minutes was never my goal when I started this my goal was goal when I started this my goal was goal when I started this my goal was actually 12 minutes and then it turned actually 12 minutes and then it turned actually 12 minutes and then it turned into 15 minutes and then it turned into into 15 minutes and then it turned into into 15 minutes and then it turned into 20 minutes and then it kind of turned 20 minutes and then it kind of turned 20 minutes and then it kind of turned into 30 minutes as of yesterday into 30 minutes as of yesterday into 30 minutes as of yesterday even though this wasn't as dramatic as even though this wasn't as dramatic as even though this wasn't as dramatic as the 20 minute one that I did yesterday I the 20 minute one that I did yesterday I the 20 minute one that I did yesterday I wanted to show you how important it is wanted to show you how important it is wanted to show you how important it is that you challenge yourself when no that you challenge yourself when no that you challenge yourself when no one's around them when there's no one's around them when there's no one's around them when there's no external influences it's just as external influences it's just as external influences it's just as important as when everyone's around and important as when everyone's around and important as when everyone's around and cheating on cheating on cheating on that 30 minutes was one of the hardest that 30 minutes was one of the hardest that 30 minutes was one of the hardest 30 minutes of my life and I essentially
13:0030 minutes of my life and I essentially 30 minutes of my life and I essentially did it all by myself it was me myself did it all by myself it was me myself did it all by myself it was me myself and I and the ice bath but it was an and I and the ice bath but it was an and I and the ice bath but it was an incredible experience I've never never incredible experience I've never never incredible experience I've never never ever been that cold before ever been that cold before ever been that cold before that marks the official last ice bath of that marks the official last ice bath of that marks the official last ice bath of the month the month the month let's get into the summaries [Music] so after 31 days of daily ice baths so after 31 days of daily ice baths so after 31 days of daily ice baths let's get into the pros and cons first let's get into the pros and cons first let's get into the pros and cons first we'll go through the pros the biggest we'll go through the pros the biggest we'll go through the pros the biggest Pro and something I want to touch on Pro and something I want to touch on Pro and something I want to touch on again is the experience itself the again is the experience itself the again is the experience itself the feeling I get when I'm in the bath is feeling I get when I'm in the bath is feeling I get when I'm in the bath is amazing and the Art of staying calm and amazing and the Art of staying calm and amazing and the Art of staying calm and just filling the cold is very euphoric just filling the cold is very euphoric just filling the cold is very euphoric and meditative the feeling is hard to and meditative the feeling is hard to and meditative the feeling is hard to explain but it's definitely some sort of explain but it's definitely some sort of explain but it's definitely some sort of high you get for being in the ice bath high you get for being in the ice bath high you get for being in the ice bath the next thing depending on the time of the next thing depending on the time of the next thing depending on the time of the day you had the ice bath it can the day you had the ice bath it can the day you had the ice bath it can improve your sleep if you have your ice improve your sleep if you have your ice improve your sleep if you have your ice bath first thing in the morning or late bath first thing in the morning or late bath first thing in the morning or late at night you're essentially setting your at night you're essentially setting your at night you're essentially setting your body's circadian rhythm or sleep clock body's circadian rhythm or sleep clock body's circadian rhythm or sleep clock this is telling your body what time of this is telling your body what time of this is telling your body what time of day it is because generally it's colder
14:00day it is because generally it's colder day it is because generally it's colder in the mornings and at night which means in the mornings and at night which means in the mornings and at night which means your body's going to be more ready to go your body's going to be more ready to go your body's going to be more ready to go to bed when it's time to go to bed I to bed when it's time to go to bed I to bed when it's time to go to bed I found there are far less episodes of found there are far less episodes of found there are far less episodes of road rage and my feeling of stress was road rage and my feeling of stress was road rage and my feeling of stress was just reduced throughout the month the just reduced throughout the month the just reduced throughout the month the pro that's probably the most obvious is pro that's probably the most obvious is pro that's probably the most obvious is mental resilience the thought that I mental resilience the thought that I mental resilience the thought that I could be in an extreme temperature and could be in an extreme temperature and could be in an extreme temperature and stay calm made every other task stay calm made every other task stay calm made every other task throughout the day seems simple finally throughout the day seems simple finally throughout the day seems simple finally a bit of an unexpected one but it's a a bit of an unexpected one but it's a a bit of an unexpected one but it's a great group activity I found it so fun great group activity I found it so fun great group activity I found it so fun to have all my mates around and just see to have all my mates around and just see to have all my mates around and just see how much each person can endure in the how much each person can endure in the how much each person can endure in the extreme cold now for some cons it hurts extreme cold now for some cons it hurts extreme cold now for some cons it hurts sometimes when I was in there I wouldn't sometimes when I was in there I wouldn't sometimes when I was in there I wouldn't know whether I was going to go into some know whether I was going to go into some know whether I was going to go into some sort of hypothermic shock just because sort of hypothermic shock just because sort of hypothermic shock just because it was hurting so much now it's probably it was hurting so much now it's probably it was hurting so much now it's probably not going to happen but it's always a not going to happen but it's always a not going to happen but it's always a good idea to have someone watching you good idea to have someone watching you good idea to have someone watching you when you're going for them lengthy holds when you're going for them lengthy holds when you're going for them lengthy holds it can also be very inconvenient and it can also be very inconvenient and it can also be very inconvenient and expensive if you're like me and live in expensive if you're like me and live in expensive if you're like me and live in a place where it's a warmer climate and a place where it's a warmer climate and a place where it's a warmer climate and it's a bit harder to get the cold it's a bit harder to get the cold it's a bit harder to get the cold exposure buying six ice bags and putting exposure buying six ice bags and putting exposure buying six ice bags and putting them in like a regular ice bath isn't them in like a regular ice bath isn't them in like a regular ice bath isn't very sustainable even the chest freezer very sustainable even the chest freezer very sustainable even the chest freezer cost me about 400 bucks so it's not a cost me about 400 bucks so it's not a cost me about 400 bucks so it's not a cheap exercise
15:00cheap exercise cheap exercise the last one I want to go through is the the last one I want to go through is the the last one I want to go through is the water usage now obviously the water that water usage now obviously the water that water usage now obviously the water that I'm using for this in the scheme of I'm using for this in the scheme of I'm using for this in the scheme of things probably isn't that much and I'm things probably isn't that much and I'm things probably isn't that much and I'm only changing the water about every four only changing the water about every four only changing the water about every four weeks but it's still not the best thing weeks but it's still not the best thing weeks but it's still not the best thing for the environment so again it's for the environment so again it's for the environment so again it's something to think about all in all this something to think about all in all this something to think about all in all this is an extremely enjoyable experience I'm is an extremely enjoyable experience I'm is an extremely enjoyable experience I'm going to continue to do regular ice going to continue to do regular ice going to continue to do regular ice baths although I'm going to reduce the baths although I'm going to reduce the baths although I'm going to reduce the frequency to probably about three days a frequency to probably about three days a frequency to probably about three days a week and maybe 10 minute sessions week and maybe 10 minute sessions week and maybe 10 minute sessions I'm definitely a no rush to go and do I'm definitely a no rush to go and do I'm definitely a no rush to go and do another 30 minute hold thanks for another 30 minute hold thanks for another 30 minute hold thanks for watching don't forget to like if you watching don't forget to like if you watching don't forget to like if you enjoyed the video and subscribe for some enjoyed the video and subscribe for some enjoyed the video and subscribe for some later videos enjoy your ice baths and later videos enjoy your ice baths and later videos enjoy your ice baths and I'll see you next time foreign