Cold Shower Challenge!

I realize I’m a little late to the party (pretty typical for me) but I’m on day 3 and I’m pumped to keep going. Reading this thread just makes me want to take another shower :P I will admit though that I’ve only been rinsing off with the temp at freezing. Guess it’s time to step my game up

Throughout summer I used to live pretty much the entire time without hot water. I used to body surf every day, some times multiple times a day, then simply rinse all the salt off myself with pure cold water. I didn’t even have my water heater turned on most of the time, and those times were for more special occasions, which were few.
I did use shampoo most of the time, but your hair goes sticky and stiff from the salt water, and in my case blonder. The need for soap was much less necessary than shampoo, I’d use the run off shampoo mostly, for body clean. There were no problems with cleanliness.

I tried taking cold showers for a good 2 weeks straight a couple of months ago, but for some reason I started to get itchy after I got out. Anyone else get this? Is this an allergic reaction to cold water? Is that even possible?haha

@Lizzie Cold water closes your pores, warm water opens them and makes the razor glide smoother. You should always make sure your skin is warm before shaving.

I have to ask, so how cold is cold? I started the cold shower challenge today but I still used a tiny bit of hot water. Are you guys just going with no heat at all? Because it was unbelievably cold this morning.

@Tine Yeah, cold showers are THE most effective wakeup call. I’ve read that it’s due to a survival mechanism that’s there to prevent drowning and freezing. Another thing that works when you’re tired or down is to press at your solar plexus, though I’ve heard this can be dangerous. This isn’t due to a reflex or such though, it’s more because you’re pressing at a gland or a certain nerve cluster, don’t remember exactly.

Cold showers are the shit though.

I’ve been doing it since November of last year, and haven’t looked back once. I’ve considered taking a hot shower every once in a while, especially when the water first turns on and it’s hot, but I know that if I allow myself to skip it once, I’ll eventually do it again and break the habit of cold showers. I actually did an ice bath a few weeks ago, just to see how it would go, and I got WAY too cold–when I stood up to get out, I couldn’t even walk straight.

I probably won’t be doing that one again…lol

I just started taking cold showers yesterday. I already love them, I use full cold cus I’m not a pussy. I’m canadian though so I have an unfair advantage.

I´ve been taking cold showers since 3 months now and its amazing… gives me a kick in the ass every morning and I really need that :D I also think it increased my general mood and body condition :) over all a really good thing to do!

I’ve been trying this cold shower thing out and it makes my hair so much smoother!

I have been doing this challenge for half a year or so and only took a warm shower once. I used to start with half cold half warm but now I start with ice cold immediately. I spent a couple of days in Sweden now where the water was significantly colder than back home, which made it harder (especially getting used to normal breathing again). I do not experience any other positive changes, as described by some people, rather than waking up a lot easier, not wasting your time by showering too long (I just take the time to wash myself now rather than standing under pouring hot water because of some sort of craving), and feeling really ‘fresh’ after getting out of the shower. I do not know whether this is good for my health and/or whether there are other advantages, but I do know that it is a challenge every morning and it definitely is good for my overall discipline. Hence, I try to see the big picture.

@hulklol, try this one: http://www.highexistence.com/topic/no-porn-no-masturbation-30-days/

Can proudly say that after trying this often enough, I now end every shower with a minute or two of freezing cold. Boom, ready for the day :)