One Year Of Cold Showers

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  • Smirnoff65
    Smirnoff65 Posts: 1,060 Member
    I quite like hitting the steam room after a workout then straight in to a cold shower.
  • Guns_N_Buns
    Guns_N_Buns Posts: 1,899 Member
    I actually have never liked a very hot shower. Ever since I was about 6 I would always have a luke warm -> cold shower. It wasn't until I got older that I heard about all the "benefits".
  • splashtree2
    splashtree2 Posts: 277
    No thanks
  • marquishagetaka
    marquishagetaka Posts: 322
    see most of the people here don't like that cold shower idea.
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
    I have only had a few cold showers in my life and I don't want to repeat the experience.

    The first was when I had swine flu and a 103 temperature. My husband shoved me in there.

    I might have cursed.

    Cursing might have been involved.

    Any other times was only due to unavoidable circumstances regarding location or plumbing issues.

    If you can handle it though, more power to you. I'm sure anyone you live with enjoys knowing that they can take long hot showers without having to take your hot shower needs into consideration. And you're also probably not impacted when the washer is on. Both good attributes.
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
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  • SheGlows
    SheGlows Posts: 520 Member
    I once did Navy showers for three months straight as a water saving method, during the winter, and I will never go that way again. I now just limit my shower time. I know it doesn't conserve as much water and electricity, and I need to be less wasteful, but I'm a selfish entitled American!
  • xMermaidx
    xMermaidx Posts: 142 Member
    I used to take cold showers everyday for most of my life when I lived in Brazil. Bright and early in the morning before school, my mom would say to shower to wake up, it wakes you up alright! I live in New England now and although I do take "colder" showers sometimes I can't imagine taking it full on cold or in winter, the water is scary ice cold. This cold shower talk reminds me of a Seinfeld episodd with Kramer where he says he only takes cold showers and Elaine says "that explains a lot"
  • marquishagetaka
    marquishagetaka Posts: 322
    Yea I understand everyone ones reasons behind the temp of the shower, but it started as a recommendation, over a year later only 4 hot showers and those were to test some essential oil soaps, other than that, gimme my icy water.:laugh:
  • neveragain84
    neveragain84 Posts: 534 Member
    i so expected this to be about something else :wink:

    Me too... and now I'm disappointed.
  • Ump78
    Ump78 Posts: 342 Member
    Yes, but for a COMPLETELY different reason. 6 months running.
  • Snip8241
    Snip8241 Posts: 767 Member
    My son, an ex football player swears by this...except it's a cold bath. I can't do the bath cause I have to put my Hinee in it. :blushing:
    It's very soothing for sore muscles/ body however.
    I do the cold showers though. I find that hot showers and baths make the soreness worse.
  • StrawberryJam40
    StrawberryJam40 Posts: 274 Member
    I don't anymore except when I want my skin to glow (pores close) and hair to shine or am in need to rejuvenate. Yes a cold shower will revive your energy and mentality as well! I don't go on the coldest right away so I move the shower knob over by an inch and slowly adjust and with in a minute Im already on the coldest water temperature- I wanted to try the Polar Bear swim where people go swimming in the winter -yeah. I will pass as when I was taking them cold showers it was for a year and I stopped.


    I try to end on cold because of the pore thing. It does make a difference. It makes my skin feel less dry and less itchy especially in winter. But a completely cold shower....no.

    The only time I've ever wanted a cold cold shower was in Aruba. The water doesn't get cold because the water pipes are too close the surface and so the water is always warm/hot.
  • bc2ct
    bc2ct Posts: 222 Member
    I usually have cold showers -- or at least luke warm at most. If I want heat and steam I take a bath.

    Cold showers make me feel more refreshed, are good for my skin, and make my hair shinier. Also I get a mad clean leg shave if I take a cold shower.
  • elephant2mouse
    elephant2mouse Posts: 906 Member
    For 2 weeks I took ice cold showers at a festival in the desert... it was awful.

    I do like to take cool showers, luke warm, a tad cooler sometimes.

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