Cold Plunge Training  ·  12 min

Breathing Through Cold Plunge: Techniques That Work: Key Takeaways

• Slow nasal breathing overrides gasping reflex
• Box breathing (4-4-4-4) regulates heart rate and panic response
• Pre-exposure breathwork (Wim Hof) shifts baseline state
• Breath control is trainable—improves dramatically over 2-3 weeks