Cold plunge tubs

I'm a genius and I had no idea

comment by Baz tard (U19119)
posted 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
ChatGPT isn’t ai, it’s clever programming pretending to be ai.
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Nah it's definitely AI.

comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
I've a group of friends who do it in the sea every morning.
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Filth

Closest and best compromise I ever experienced was an ice igloo thing in a hotel on Mallorca. Seats were heated so you didn't do an injury but the walls and roof were ice igloo shaped. You got cool gradually without the contact and shock element. Very relaxing and used it every day. No idea if they still have it - was about 12 year ago.

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
I've a group of friends who do it in the sea every morning.
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Filth
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facking animals

comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
Have cold showers every day and do cold water swimming every other week.

It's absolute brilliant. I know folk with anxiety that find tremendous benefit from it.
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I'm curious, what's the science behind it? I get that there might be a physical benefit but what's the mental bit about?

comment by Bãleš left boot (U22081)
posted 4 hours, 2 minutes ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
Have cold showers every day and do cold water swimming every other week.

It's absolute brilliant. I know folk with anxiety that find tremendous benefit from it.
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I'm curious, what's the science behind it? I get that there might be a physical benefit but what's the mental bit about?
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I'm not sure. It might be that the cold becomes a singular focus that causes people to become very present in the moment. It triggers the mammalian diving reflex when your head goes under which is good for a waking you up but I've no idea of the science.

Had one at our gym until legionnaires was discovered. Nothing better than having a shave in a sauna then jumping in a plunge pool to close the pores. You could never cool down once they removed it. A few of the lads were off on the lash after a sauna, the taxi they used had to keep pulling over because the windows kept steaming up.🥵

Of course I don't do it.
If it even entered my head I would pour something red with depth and soul, and chuckle to myself for daft ideas.

comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 17 hours, 5 minutes ago
comment by Bãleš left boot (U22081)
posted 4 hours, 2 minutes ago
comment by Admin1 (U1)
posted 4 hours, 31 minutes ago
Have cold showers every day and do cold water swimming every other week.

It's absolute brilliant. I know folk with anxiety that find tremendous benefit from it.
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I'm curious, what's the science behind it? I get that there might be a physical benefit but what's the mental bit about?
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I'm not sure. It might be that the cold becomes a singular focus that causes people to become very present in the moment. It triggers the mammalian diving reflex when your head goes under which is good for a waking you up but I've no idea of the science.
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Isn’t it something to do with heart rate? Anxiety increases heart rate, the cold shower may help with resetting that, as maybe lowering core temp?!