My 30 Day COLD SHOWER Challenge RESULTS Science Backed Benefits
00:00cold exposure for health promoting purposes has been an incredibly popular topic with many people trying out cold showers and cold plunges so I wanted to conduct some research and try it out for myself in today's video I will be sharing science-backed benefits of taking cold showers and sharing if cold showers really work AKA my experiences and how I technically failed at doing it for a full 30 days straight so what are some of the science-backed benefits of taking cold showers I really love Andrew huberman's thoughts and research on cold exposure or therapy first we have increased energy and focus deliberate cold exposure causes a significant release of epinephrine AKA adrenaline and norepinephrine in the brain and body it's also great for training the Mind building resilience and grit and yes it can increase metabolism as well here are even more science-backed benefits improve circulation increasing circulation redistributes blood and delivers fresh especially oxygenated
01:00blood to areas of the body that need to recover and reduced inflammation and prevents muscle soreness now these are just a few of the many many benefits that come from taking cold showers on a regular basis now I took this challenge upon me to try out cold showers for 30 days so it is taking cold showers for 30 days actually work the short answer is yes the overall quality of my life increased dramatically there was a lot of suspense that took place when I first started turning on the cold water feeling it get colder and colder mentally preparing myself and thinking about how it will feel to completely submerse myself in it it is truly a mental game but it is a good one as the days progress throughout this challenge I noticed that my anticipation or anxiety to how my body would react to the coldness went down quite a bit it really only took a few days I would say one weekend and I felt very comfortable just hopping into the coldness maybe comfortable isn't the most accurate word but instead I felt ready ready and
02:00non-hesitant to step into the shower and yeah I really started to enjoy taking cold showers and I noticed firsthand many benefits in today's video I want to share with you specifically four huge benefits I noticed from doing this challenge for starters my Stress and Anxiety levels lowered and my resilience to handling stressful situations increased greatly with those lowered levels my stress became much more manageable throughout the day lower anxiety levels increased my happiness levels and help me keep a more positive outlook next I experience an increase in ability to do hard or mundane tasks and actually enjoy them I think a large contributor to this is due to the fact that after taking a cold shower I'd feel much more alert and ready for the day that combined with my first benefit of having lowered Stress and Anxiety levels really helped me be able to take charge and do hard or mundane tasks for example small things such as making the bed doing the dishes is or just cleaning up
03:00around the house these activities became much easier for me to start finish and actually enjoy quite a bit and number three I felt a boost of confidence as I saw myself doing more hard things throughout the day in addition to that increased confidence I also felt an increase of self-discipline this then translated into other areas of my life such as controlling my diet and focusing more on Whole Foods and things that are nutrient dense versus going out and eating a lot of unhealthy Foods so looking back I'm definitely very grateful for this benefit number four is that overall my body was much less sore and much more energized for a long time my legs have been pretty sore because I've had an increase of physical activity going up a lot of stairs while holding the kids and things like that but taking these cold showers and exposing myself to that coldness on a regular basis definitely reduce my soreness alright so why did I technically fail at doing this challenge for 30 days it was actually due to something that is out of my control so I was riding an electric bike out on the road and I ended it up slipping and
04:00experiencing quite intense Road Rash especially on my foot I do have pictures of my foot at the time of the accident and I won't put that in this video for your benefit but if you are interested in seeing that gnarly injury just shoot me an email and I'd be happy to send it to you the good news here is that this injury did not happen until the last week of this challenge so I made it three weeks consistently doing these cold showers every day then I ended up getting this injury which wasn't supposed to touch any water so I didn't shower consistently the last week but all things considered love this challenge I feel like the benefits are incredible as for moving forward I probably will not do cold showers every day but I do want to implement them more into my lifestyle and routine because the benefits are truly remarkable alright so six health challenges down this year I've got five more challenges to go and I am pumped I am currently 29 years old and I'm shooting for a six pack by 30. so I'm working on that as well please like And subscribe if you haven't already to see more content to
05:00come and I will catch you next video peace out