How To Take A Cold Shower Properly AND THE BENEFITS
00:00what's up everyone is Alex here at what's up everyone is Alex here at conscious personal growth and in this conscious personal growth and in this conscious personal growth and in this video I'm going to show you how to take video I'm going to show you how to take video I'm going to show you how to take a cold shower but first I'm going to a cold shower but first I'm going to a cold shower but first I'm going to show you how not to take a cold shower now that is what you don't want to be now that is what you don't want to be doing going in all flustered and panicky doing going in all flustered and panicky doing going in all flustered and panicky sounding whilst hyperventilating with sounding whilst hyperventilating with sounding whilst hyperventilating with these like short sharp breaths is going these like short sharp breaths is going these like short sharp breaths is going to make the whole thing a lot more to make the whole thing a lot more to make the whole thing a lot more horrible than it needs to be like sure horrible than it needs to be like sure horrible than it needs to be like sure walking into a shower is going to compel walking into a shower is going to compel walking into a shower is going to compel you to tense up and Phil you know like you to tense up and Phil you know like you to tense up and Phil you know like it's taking your breath away especially it's taking your breath away especially it's taking your breath away especially if you're not used to it but remember if you're not used to it but remember if you're not used to it but remember you are more powerful than the cold you are more powerful than the cold you are more powerful than the cold shower and it doesn't have to get to you shower and it doesn't have to get to you shower and it doesn't have to get to you what you want to be doing is centering what you want to be doing is centering what you want to be doing is centering yourself breathing deeply in a way yourself breathing deeply in a way yourself breathing deeply in a way that's powerful but also nice and that's powerful but also nice and that's powerful but also nice and relaxed and going in as calm as possible relaxed and going in as calm as possible relaxed and going in as calm as possible which I'll show you how to do in a
01:00which I'll show you how to do in a which I'll show you how to do in a minute and when you do this you're going minute and when you do this you're going minute and when you do this you're going to be able to take cold showers everyday to be able to take cold showers everyday to be able to take cold showers everyday and reap the whole list of science back and reap the whole list of science back and reap the whole list of science back benefits that come with them which are benefits that come with them which are benefits that come with them which are reduce stress increased alertness reduce stress increased alertness reduce stress increased alertness increased willpower weight loss increased willpower weight loss increased willpower weight loss stimulation accelerated muscle recovery stimulation accelerated muscle recovery stimulation accelerated muscle recovery improved skin and hair quality improved improved skin and hair quality improved improved skin and hair quality improved immunity improved circulation and a immunity improved circulation and a immunity improved circulation and a boost to your emotional well-being it boost to your emotional well-being it boost to your emotional well-being it sounds too good to be true sounds too good to be true sounds too good to be true well that's because cold showers are well that's because cold showers are well that's because cold showers are awesome now the easiest way to start awesome now the easiest way to start awesome now the easiest way to start taking cold showers is to start off hot taking cold showers is to start off hot taking cold showers is to start off hot even though I've been taking cold even though I've been taking cold even though I've been taking cold showers for years now I often still do showers for years now I often still do showers for years now I often still do this sometimes as good as you know it this sometimes as good as you know it this sometimes as good as you know it will make you feel you're just not up will make you feel you're just not up will make you feel you're just not up for jumping in a cold shower straight for jumping in a cold shower straight for jumping in a cold shower straight off the bat and it's nice to start off off the bat and it's nice to start off off the bat and it's nice to start off with a nice hot shower for as long as with a nice hot shower for as long as with a nice hot shower for as long as you like and then what you can do is
02:00you like and then what you can do is you like and then what you can do is what we call a contrast channel what we call a contrast channel what we call a contrast channel contrasting between the hot and the cold contrasting between the hot and the cold contrasting between the hot and the cold what I pretty much do is just tie me in what I pretty much do is just tie me in what I pretty much do is just tie me in my head so my head so my head so just beginning to take cold showers I'll just beginning to take cold showers I'll just beginning to take cold showers I'll probably go for about 10 seconds probably go for about 10 seconds probably go for about 10 seconds standing underneath work it straight as standing underneath work it straight as standing underneath work it straight as a cold start if you're cold now and that a cold start if you're cold now and that a cold start if you're cold now and that will be 10 seconds and then you can will be 10 seconds and then you can will be 10 seconds and then you can contrast between the two contrast between the two contrast between the two so that's contrast showers but what so that's contrast showers but what so that's contrast showers but what about taking cold showers on their own about taking cold showers on their own about taking cold showers on their own yes they're super powerful as well once yes they're super powerful as well once yes they're super powerful as well once you've taken a few contrast showers that you've taken a few contrast showers that you've taken a few contrast showers that are ten seconds and then maybe 30 are ten seconds and then maybe 30 are ten seconds and then maybe 30 seconds long you can start taking cold seconds long you can start taking cold seconds long you can start taking cold showers that are at first one and then showers that are at first one and then showers that are at first one and then two and then three minutes long but you two and then three minutes long but you two and then three minutes long but you can start off hot if you want to can start off hot if you want to can start off hot if you want to personally I often like to take a nice personally I often like to take a nice personally I often like to take a nice long hot shower and then I have a timer long hot shower and then I have a timer long hot shower and then I have a timer ready so before I go in I'll set up a ready so before I go in I'll set up a ready so before I go in I'll set up a timer on my phone for say like three
03:00timer on my phone for say like three timer on my phone for say like three minutes we're just gonna sound an alarm minutes we're just gonna sound an alarm minutes we're just gonna sound an alarm when the time is up and then I'll leave when the time is up and then I'll leave when the time is up and then I'll leave the phone close by and then when I'm the phone close by and then when I'm the phone close by and then when I'm ready for the cold I'll step back out ready for the cold I'll step back out ready for the cold I'll step back out whack it on to cold dry my hands press whack it on to cold dry my hands press whack it on to cold dry my hands press go on the timer and step back in without go on the timer and step back in without go on the timer and step back in without thinking about it and that's the key thinking about it and that's the key thinking about it and that's the key here without thinking about it you don't here without thinking about it you don't here without thinking about it you don't want to be hesitating and getting want to be hesitating and getting want to be hesitating and getting yourself all flustered there's barely yourself all flustered there's barely yourself all flustered there's barely any money any mental preparation you can any money any mental preparation you can any money any mental preparation you can do to make it easier and standing there do to make it easier and standing there do to make it easier and standing there and thinking about it for ages is just and thinking about it for ages is just and thinking about it for ages is just unnecessary suffering and what you're unnecessary suffering and what you're unnecessary suffering and what you're doing by hesitating too much is hyping doing by hesitating too much is hyping doing by hesitating too much is hyping it up in your mind and imagining it's it up in your mind and imagining it's it up in your mind and imagining it's gonna be worse than it is and then it gonna be worse than it is and then it gonna be worse than it is and then it will feel worse than it is what you want will feel worse than it is what you want will feel worse than it is what you want to do is stay centered breathe deeply to do is stay centered breathe deeply to do is stay centered breathe deeply yet staying as relaxed and as calm as yet staying as relaxed and as calm as yet staying as relaxed and as calm as possible don't tense up keep your possible don't tense up keep your possible don't tense up keep your muscles nice and relaxed and just go for muscles nice and relaxed and just go for muscles nice and relaxed and just go for it try to walk in as if it's nothing
04:00it try to walk in as if it's nothing it try to walk in as if it's nothing anyway say I'm gonna walk straight into anyway say I'm gonna walk straight into anyway say I'm gonna walk straight into a cold shower that the timer is ready a cold shower that the timer is ready a cold shower that the timer is ready with the three minutes it's running nice with the three minutes it's running nice with the three minutes it's running nice and cold and just centering myself breathing nice and just centering myself breathing nice and deeply but not too late I'm gonna and deeply but not too late I'm gonna and deeply but not too late I'm gonna make yourself lightheaded and then just make yourself lightheaded and then just make yourself lightheaded and then just walking in as if it's nothing nothing so walking in as if it's nothing nothing so walking in as if it's nothing nothing so that's coming around about just under that's coming around about just under that's coming around about just under ten degrees there nearly nine degrees ten degrees there nearly nine degrees ten degrees there nearly nine degrees and the thing is about water temperature and the thing is about water temperature and the thing is about water temperature is that it feels about five degrees is that it feels about five degrees is that it feels about five degrees colder than you know the equivalent air colder than you know the equivalent air colder than you know the equivalent air temperature so not absolutely freezing temperature so not absolutely freezing temperature so not absolutely freezing but pretty cold oh and a bonus tip after but pretty cold oh and a bonus tip after but pretty cold oh and a bonus tip after several weeks you might end up like I several weeks you might end up like I several weeks you might end up like I did progressing up two cold showers that did progressing up two cold showers that did progressing up two cold showers that are like 10 minutes long and what I like are like 10 minutes long and what I like are like 10 minutes long and what I like to do with cold showers that are that
05:00to do with cold showers that are that to do with cold showers that are that long is play some music there's like long is play some music there's like long is play some music there's like some tall tracks that I love that are some tall tracks that I love that are some tall tracks that I love that are pretty triumphant sounding and some of pretty triumphant sounding and some of pretty triumphant sounding and some of them are around about 10 minutes long so them are around about 10 minutes long so them are around about 10 minutes long so can be pretty epic to take a 10-minute can be pretty epic to take a 10-minute can be pretty epic to take a 10-minute long cold shower we've liked all blaring long cold shower we've liked all blaring long cold shower we've liked all blaring out but this is only for people who are out but this is only for people who are out but this is only for people who are advanced in this and I've spent a few advanced in this and I've spent a few advanced in this and I've spent a few weeks working up to like 10 minutes this weeks working up to like 10 minutes this weeks working up to like 10 minutes this amount of time so know your limits build amount of time so know your limits build amount of time so know your limits build up slowly in small increments every week up slowly in small increments every week up slowly in small increments every week and stay safe and with that being said I and stay safe and with that being said I and stay safe and with that being said I hope you enjoyed this video if you liked hope you enjoyed this video if you liked hope you enjoyed this video if you liked it please give it a like and don't it please give it a like and don't it please give it a like and don't forget subscribe for more videos and forget subscribe for more videos and forget subscribe for more videos and [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music]