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I ve Quit Cold Showers After Discovering This
00:00I'm taking my shirt off I'm pulling down I'm taking my shirt off I'm pulling down my pants and I'm looking directly in the my pants and I'm looking directly in the my pants and I'm looking directly in the mirror front double bicep hyping myself mirror front double bicep hyping myself mirror front double bicep hyping myself up for a cold shower I open the door hop up for a cold shower I open the door hop up for a cold shower I open the door hop in stand there for about 30 seconds in stand there for about 30 seconds in stand there for about 30 seconds because I'm just going full on cold I'm because I'm just going full on cold I'm because I'm just going full on cold I'm not going warm then cold I just pulled not going warm then cold I just pulled not going warm then cold I just pulled the thing so I sitting there for about the thing so I sitting there for about the thing so I sitting there for about 30 seconds contemplating life I pull the 30 seconds contemplating life I pull the 30 seconds contemplating life I pull the trigger I feel very uncomfortable for trigger I feel very uncomfortable for trigger I feel very uncomfortable for about 5 seconds and I get numb stay in about 5 seconds and I get numb stay in about 5 seconds and I get numb stay in that cold shower for about a minute I that cold shower for about a minute I that cold shower for about a minute I hop out i' D myself I'm feeling amazing hop out i' D myself I'm feeling amazing hop out i' D myself I'm feeling amazing I'm feeling so good bro on top of the I'm feeling so good bro on top of the I'm feeling so good bro on top of the world I've had a really productive day world I've had a really productive day world I've had a really productive day so I do my nighttime routine I hop into so I do my nighttime routine I hop into so I do my nighttime routine I hop into bed and I'm expecting to have an amazing bed and I'm expecting to have an amazing bed and I'm expecting to have an amazing day tomorrow but I get to sleep around day tomorrow but I get to sleep around day tomorrow but I get to sleep around 11:00 p.m. instead of 9:00 p.m. that I 11:00 p.m. instead of 9:00 p.m. that I 11:00 p.m. instead of 9:00 p.m. that I wish to so I wake up late around 700 wish to so I wake up late around 700 wish to so I wake up late around 700 a.m. and I have an unproductive day now a.m. and I have an unproductive day now a.m. and I have an unproductive day now I kept having my two cold showers per I kept having my two cold showers per I kept having my two cold showers per day one in the morning and one at night day one in the morning and one at night day one in the morning and one at night for about 4 months and
01:00for about 4 months and for about 4 months and I was getting probably 5 6 hours of I was getting probably 5 6 hours of I was getting probably 5 6 hours of sleep I thought I was getting more sleep I thought I was getting more sleep I thought I was getting more because I'd count the hours and I'm because I'd count the hours and I'm because I'd count the hours and I'm actually lying in bed not sleeping at actually lying in bed not sleeping at actually lying in bed not sleeping at sleep so I thought I was getting about sleep so I thought I was getting about sleep so I thought I was getting about 800 to 9 but I was really getting about 800 to 9 but I was really getting about 800 to 9 but I was really getting about 600 to 7 and in cause of this I start 600 to 7 and in cause of this I start 600 to 7 and in cause of this I start getting more pimples than usual and I getting more pimples than usual and I getting more pimples than usual and I don't know why I'm getting more pimples don't know why I'm getting more pimples don't know why I'm getting more pimples like a little bit of acne on the side of like a little bit of acne on the side of like a little bit of acne on the side of my face I don't know why I'm getting my face I don't know why I'm getting my face I don't know why I'm getting this I don't know if you guys can see it this I don't know if you guys can see it this I don't know if you guys can see it but I have a little bit of acne right but I have a little bit of acne right but I have a little bit of acne right here that's acne scars from when I used here that's acne scars from when I used here that's acne scars from when I used to get it and I used to pick it all the to get it and I used to pick it all the to get it and I used to pick it all the time this was around a year and a half time this was around a year and a half time this was around a year and a half ago I didn't know why this was I thought ago I didn't know why this was I thought ago I didn't know why this was I thought it was because my pillow cases were it was because my pillow cases were it was because my pillow cases were really [ __ ] so I kept changing my really [ __ ] so I kept changing my really [ __ ] so I kept changing my pillowcase every single night and I come pillowcase every single night and I come pillowcase every single night and I come across an article I'm literally across an article I'm literally across an article I'm literally scrolling on Google for about 10 minutes scrolling on Google for about 10 minutes scrolling on Google for about 10 minutes trying to find the perfect answer to my trying to find the perfect answer to my trying to find the perfect answer to my acne like little bit of acne it wasn't acne like little bit of acne it wasn't acne like little bit of acne it wasn't much and more like a pimple on my much and more like a pimple on my much and more like a pimple on my [ __ ] forehead cuz I was that insecure [ __ ] forehead cuz I was that insecure [ __ ] forehead cuz I was that insecure and I come across an article stress and I come across an article stress and I come across an article stress plays a very big influence on what shows plays a very big influence on what shows plays a very big influence on what shows up on your face and I looked at my life up on your face and I looked at my life up on your face and I looked at my life and how stress I was and I look at my
02:00and how stress I was and I look at my and how stress I was and I look at my sleep because I've discovered the sleep because I've discovered the sleep because I've discovered the self-improvement world at this point I self-improvement world at this point I self-improvement world at this point I know that sleep is directly directly know that sleep is directly directly know that sleep is directly directly correlated to how you feel your mood correlated to how you feel your mood correlated to how you feel your mood it's the foundation to your life so I it's the foundation to your life so I it's the foundation to your life so I have a good look at this article I deem have a good look at this article I deem have a good look at this article I deem the issue that is that I'm too stressed the issue that is that I'm too stressed the issue that is that I'm too stressed that's why I've seen my stress go go up that's why I've seen my stress go go up that's why I've seen my stress go go up the past 4 months and I did not look at the past 4 months and I did not look at the past 4 months and I did not look at how many cold showers I was taking as an how many cold showers I was taking as an how many cold showers I was taking as an issue at all I thought I thought you issue at all I thought I thought you issue at all I thought I thought you could take six today and it was all good could take six today and it was all good could take six today and it was all good now you could do definitely do that now you could do definitely do that now you could do definitely do that however because I was taking a cold however because I was taking a cold however because I was taking a cold shower at night my sleep efficiency shower at night my sleep efficiency shower at night my sleep efficiency would drop now let me tell you why the would drop now let me tell you why the would drop now let me tell you why the body likes a cool internal body body likes a cool internal body body likes a cool internal body temperature to go to sleep in now temperature to go to sleep in now temperature to go to sleep in now doesn't this just cact what you just doesn't this just cact what you just doesn't this just cact what you just saying no not necessarily when you have saying no not necessarily when you have saying no not necessarily when you have a cold shower your internal body a cold shower your internal body a cold shower your internal body temperature heats up because the temperature heats up because the temperature heats up because the external cold it's the complete opposite external cold it's the complete opposite external cold it's the complete opposite with the warm shower when you have a with the warm shower when you have a with the warm shower when you have a warm or hot shower your internal body warm or hot shower your internal body warm or hot shower your internal body cools down to compensate the external
03:00cools down to compensate the external cools down to compensate the external heat now if your internal body is very heat now if your internal body is very heat now if your internal body is very heated up that increases alertness when heated up that increases alertness when heated up that increases alertness when you have a cold shower alertness you you have a cold shower alertness you you have a cold shower alertness you feel like much better your DOP mean feel like much better your DOP mean feel like much better your DOP mean increases right your productivity increases right your productivity increases right your productivity usually increases due to your alertness usually increases due to your alertness usually increases due to your alertness increasing more energy and I couldn't increasing more energy and I couldn't increasing more energy and I couldn't get to sleep for about 2 hours because get to sleep for about 2 hours because get to sleep for about 2 hours because of that so I'm sitting down and of that so I'm sitting down and of that so I'm sitting down and meditating one day and I come to this meditating one day and I come to this meditating one day and I come to this realization I'm meditating you know realization I'm meditating you know realization I'm meditating you know after my cold shower at night before I after my cold shower at night before I after my cold shower at night before I go to bed because I started meditating go to bed because I started meditating go to bed because I started meditating at night because I thought that would at night because I thought that would at night because I thought that would improve my sleep which it did but I'm improve my sleep which it did but I'm improve my sleep which it did but I'm sitting there not being able to meditate sitting there not being able to meditate sitting there not being able to meditate because all I want to do is go out and because all I want to do is go out and because all I want to do is go out and [ __ ] do some push-ups because I'm [ __ ] do some push-ups because I'm [ __ ] do some push-ups because I'm that excited but I thought taking hot that excited but I thought taking hot that excited but I thought taking hot showers and warm showers were going to showers and warm showers were going to showers and warm showers were going to ruin my life that's what I believed ruin my life that's what I believed ruin my life that's what I believed however I lowered my ego for a bit I however I lowered my ego for a bit I however I lowered my ego for a bit I lowered my ego for a day and I decided lowered my ego for a day and I decided lowered my ego for a day and I decided to take a warm shower because I can't to take a warm shower because I can't to take a warm shower because I can't take hot showers because my skin gets take hot showers because my skin gets take hot showers because my skin gets really dry like really dry it's been a really dry like really dry it's been a really dry like really dry it's been a case since I was s 7 years old so I've
04:00case since I was s 7 years old so I've case since I was s 7 years old so I've I've never been a fan of hot showers I've never been a fan of hot showers I've never been a fan of hot showers only warm ones so I switched this cold only warm ones so I switched this cold only warm ones so I switched this cold shower to a warm shower and my sleep shower to a warm shower and my sleep shower to a warm shower and my sleep instantly improved meaning I woke up at instantly improved meaning I woke up at instantly improved meaning I woke up at 5:30 that was my allocated time every 5:30 that was my allocated time every 5:30 that was my allocated time every single morning I got what I need to do single morning I got what I need to do single morning I got what I need to do done up before school I went to school done up before school I went to school done up before school I went to school had an amazing day and finished the had an amazing day and finished the had an amazing day and finished the afternoon off well and because that afternoon off well and because that afternoon off well and because that worked I did it again I still took my worked I did it again I still took my worked I did it again I still took my cold chair in the morning however I Swit cold chair in the morning however I Swit cold chair in the morning however I Swit reach my cold shower for a warm one at reach my cold shower for a warm one at reach my cold shower for a warm one at night over the past year I've been doing night over the past year I've been doing night over the past year I've been doing this and yeah it's the best sleep I've this and yeah it's the best sleep I've this and yeah it's the best sleep I've gotten in a very long time however I've gotten in a very long time however I've gotten in a very long time however I've been read I did some research before been read I did some research before been read I did some research before making this video and that isn't making this video and that isn't making this video and that isn't necessarily the case for everyone that necessarily the case for everyone that necessarily the case for everyone that I've read some people they sleep better I've read some people they sleep better I've read some people they sleep better with a cold shower and some people they with a cold shower and some people they with a cold shower and some people they sleep better with a warm shower so bro sleep better with a warm shower so bro sleep better with a warm shower so bro if you're like if your sleep is really if you're like if your sleep is really if you're like if your sleep is really good right now this video isn't for you good right now this video isn't for you good right now this video isn't for you but if you're taking a cold maybe in the
05:00but if you're taking a cold maybe in the but if you're taking a cold maybe in the afternoon and your sleep you know isn't afternoon and your sleep you know isn't afternoon and your sleep you know isn't the best try taking a warm shower before the best try taking a warm shower before the best try taking a warm shower before before bed and see how it helps if it before bed and see how it helps if it before bed and see how it helps if it doesn't help don't do it yeah may try doesn't help don't do it yeah may try doesn't help don't do it yeah may try for 2 or 3 days and see how it see how for 2 or 3 days and see how it see how for 2 or 3 days and see how it see how it helps bro and if it does help keep it helps bro and if it does help keep it helps bro and if it does help keep doing it your quality of sleep is the doing it your quality of sleep is the doing it your quality of sleep is the foundation to your whole entire life you foundation to your whole entire life you foundation to your whole entire life you when you're relaxed when your heart rate when you're relaxed when your heart rate when you're relaxed when your heart rate is very low because a cult shower is very low because a cult shower is very low because a cult shower heightens your heart rate you sleep a heightens your heart rate you sleep a heightens your heart rate you sleep a whole lot better so yeah it's probably whole lot better so yeah it's probably whole lot better so yeah it's probably the first and probably not last time you the first and probably not last time you the first and probably not last time you hear me say it but if it's night time hear me say it but if it's night time hear me say it but if it's night time right now R go and take a warm shower right now R go and take a warm shower right now R go and take a warm shower see how you feel
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In the pursuit of optimal health and performance, we often turn to various rituals and protocols to enhance our well-being. One such practice that has gained popularity is the cold shower. While many tout its invigorating benefits, recent insights suggest that warm showers, particularly at night, may offer a more profound impact on sleep quality.
This exploration delves into the relationship between thermal exposure and sleep, guided by personal experiences and supported by scientific understanding. As we navigate the complexities of recovery and longevity, it becomes essential to discern what truly serves our bodies and minds. Let’s examine how the temperature of our showers can influence our sleep and overall health.
5 hours of sleep initially thought to be achieved 2 hours taken to fall asleep after cold showers 5:30 a.m. wake-up time after switching to warm showers
Cold Shower Routine
Many people embrace cold showers for their purported benefits, such as increased alertness and enhanced mood. The mechanism behind this is straightforward: cold exposure stimulates the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and motivation. This surge can lead to a temporary boost in energy and productivity.
However, the experience of cold showers can vary significantly among individuals. While some may find them refreshing and invigorating, others may encounter unintended consequences, such as increased stress or disrupted sleep patterns. It's essential to recognize that what works for one person may not work for another.
I thought taking hot showers and warm showers were going to ruin my life.
"If your sleep is really good right now, this video isn't for you." — Speaker
Impact of Stress and Sleep
The connection between stress and sleep quality is well-documented. Stress can lead to a heightened state of alertness, making it challenging to transition into restful sleep. As the speaker noted, "Your quality of sleep is the foundation to your whole entire life." This statement underscores the importance of prioritizing sleep as a cornerstone of well-being.
In the case of cold showers, while they can elevate mood and energy levels, they may inadvertently increase heart rate and internal body temperature, complicating the body's natural sleep cycle. The speaker experienced difficulty falling asleep for up to two hours after cold showers, highlighting the need for a careful approach to thermal exposure.
Switch to Warm Showers
Recognizing the impact of his cold shower routine on sleep, the speaker made a pivotal change: switching to warm showers at night. This adjustment led to significant improvements in sleep quality, allowing him to wake up refreshed at 5:30 a.m. instead of struggling to rise after a mere five hours of restless sleep.
The science behind this shift is rooted in thermoregulation. Warm showers induce a cooling effect on the internal body temperature as the body compensates for the external heat. This cooling process is conducive to sleep, promoting relaxation and a decrease in heart rate. As the speaker suggests, "Try taking a warm shower before bed and see how it helps." This simple yet intentional change can lead to profound benefits for those struggling with sleep.
Personal Insights
The journey toward optimal sleep is often marked by experimentation and self-discovery. The speaker's experience illustrates the importance of listening to one's body and adapting practices to suit individual needs. While cold showers may work well for some, others may find greater benefit in warm showers, especially in the evening.
As with any wellness protocol, it is crucial to approach changes with an open mind and a willingness to adapt. The speaker emphasizes, "If your sleep is really good right now, this video isn't for you." This acknowledgment serves as a reminder that wellness is not a one-size-fits-all journey; it is deeply personal and requires thoughtful consideration.
Words Worth Hearing
"Try taking a warm shower before bed and see how it helps." — Speaker
I lowered my ego for a day and I decided to take a warm shower.
Practical Takeaways
Consider switching to warm showers at night to improve sleep quality and overall well-being.
Experiment with your thermal exposure to find what works best for your body and sleep patterns.
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