While growing up, your parents probably told you to dress warmly when going outside, or else you'll catch a cold. Now, a cold-water immersion (浸没) movement suggests that exposure to the cold actually does the opposite.
Led by a man named Wim Hof, known by some as the Ice Man, cold water immersion is gaining popularity. You may recognize his name from the documentary The Superhuman World of Wim Hof: The Iceman. Hof's documentary retells how he found himself tragically alone with four children after his wife died in 1995. One morning, while overlooking a cold stream in the Netherlands, he had the urge to jump in.
Feeling the intensity of that cold, Hof grew the strength to push past physical and mental limitations. He continued his practice of cold immersion alongside meditation (冥想) and breathing techniques. It was through this practice that he discovered the physical and mental health benefits of this combination of breathwork, meditation and cold immersion.
According to a cold-water research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine ， cold water can have physiological effects including an. increased heart rate, faster breathing rate and higher blood pressure. And, a study of 3, 108 people, published in the journal PLoS One, found that people who take cold showers are 29 percent less likely to call in sick. The researchers concluded that cold showers could make the illnesses less severe.
So if you want to obtain the benefits of cold-water immersions, you don't have to start by jumping into an ice bath. Hof's programs often begin with short breathing exercises followed by a 30-second cold shower. And they really could keep the doctor away!
A. Therefore, he started a soul search.
B. It helps prevent you from getting sick.
C. They were sick less than the control group.
D. Besides, it allowed people to do their regular routines.
E. Finally, he could remain under the icy water for minutes.
F. More authorities have confirmed benefits of cold showers.
G. Taking cold-water showers or baths can help feel stronger.
