Both cold and hot showers have health benefits. Cold showers can help reduce inflammation, relieve pain, improve circulation, lower stress levels, and reduce muscle soreness and fatigue. Hot showers can improve cardiovascular health, soothe stiff joints, and improve sleep.
You forgot to add that cold showers help with the sperms count, that thing really helped us get pregnant
So you’re saying I should take scalding hot showers
No worries, just the nether regions. Or dip the boys in scalding hot water once a while.
Or just play some games on your laptop.
No they are not.
Not an expert in the matter, just do not want to take cold showers.
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Yes. Cold showers are linked to higher white blood cell count, decrease in sick days, decrease depression, better sleep, among others.
At the very least they’re more environmentally friendly and time-saving than regular showers. In my personal experience, I am much less sensitive to short-term temperature changes than others.
I’m just a guy on the internet but I think that if you adjust to colder water it would make swimming/waterfalls way more enjoyable out in the world. It also could be seen as a way to challenge yourself and literally get out of your comfort zone for a while
A lot of this stems from the fact that many water heaters, especially older ones contaminate the water, add heavy metals, etc.
I’ve never heard that. I always heard that cold water is better for your hair and skin also that it boost your immune system. Don’t know if it’s true but that’s what I’ve heard
Supposedly hot water can exacerbate dry skin although I don’t know to what extent it does but it seems to be fairly common consensus. Personally, I’ve always been a bit skeptical about that.
This makes sense to me. Higher temperature water is better at removing oil from a surface (this is why you use hot water to wash dishes). Hot showers are more likely to strip oils from your skin than cold showers, leading to drier skin. Of course if you use harsh soap it won’t matter what temperature the shower is.
There seems to be some evidence to support this, interestingly enough:
Depends on the situation and what you want to achieve.
For example cold and warm showers both have different benefits after a hard workout.
Warm water is better for muscle relaxation, reduced stuffy airways, etc. and is shown to let people fall asleep more easily when done shortly before bed.
Cold showers after intense workouts can help reduce muscle inflammation and improve recovery time.
And on the list goes.
If you shower in the morning or during the day, take a warm shower and end with 1-2min of really cold water. It’s been shown that you don’t really need more than that to trigger a little stress response from the body wich will wake you up, help boost your immune system and can improve blood circulation.
(In general do not take cold showers if you have chronic respiratory issues or you’re already sick)
