9 Proven Tips to Make Cold Showers Part of Your Daily Routine
The no BS guide to doing what can at first seem insurmountable
Each morning I run an ice-cold shower and I stand beside it, looking into the bathroom mirror and telling myself I can get under that freezing waterfall.
And for better or worse, each day, I do.
I’ve done this now for two years, and the mental resistance never goes away, it never becomes easy.
I began the ritual as part of the Wim Hof Method, a daily breathing and cold exposure routine that claims to boost immunity. Many trials and studies back up these claims, but as a study of n=1, I can say it’s certainly helped me with my autoimmune issues.
Whatever the case, and whatever your motivation to cold shower, I’m here to tell you if I can do it, you can do it. I hated the cold. I was the guy who wore gloves in spring, I was the one complaining about the air con in the office, I couldn’t even stand a cool breeze from an open window.
I had to learn how to embrace the cold after avoiding it for decades. As you can imagine, it’s been a real learning curve but it is all possible.
So, here is what I learned, my advice on how to approach what can seem like the most daunting of tasks: Daily cold…
