I’m an idiot and not entirely sure why I am even contemplating this. Laurens from Bikkelhart told me he does this all the time and I have heard more people talking about the benefits of cold showering and/or swimming.
The science is not really conclusive yet on whether it actually works but so many people swear by it. It’s supposed to kickstart your day and do wonders for your immune system. There is loads of content to find on Youtube of people who have tried it and say they will never stop doing it…
Perhaps I am just going to try it to see if I can ‘conquer this challenge’. And if - on top of that - I feel better that would be really awesome.. 🤞
| Date | Length | Done | Experience |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28/3 | 30sec | ✅ | Not nice |
| 29/3 | 30sec | ✅ | Not nice |
| 30/3 | 30sec | ✅ | A bit better |
| 31/3 | 30sec | ✅ | Surprisingly bad |
| 1/4 | 30sec | ✅ | Better again |
| 2/4 | 30sec | ✅ | Sauna - cold baths |
| 3/4 | 30sec | ✅ | Ok-ish |
| 4/4 | 30sec | ✅ | Not nice, super cold water due to the weather |
| 5/4 | 30sec | ✅ | Ok-ish, super cold water due to the weather |
| 6/4 | 30sec | ✅ | Still super cold, but really nice after |
| 7/4 | 1min | ✅ | First time 1min, quite cold but felt great afterwards |
| 8/4 | 1min | ✅ | Rough, super cold on my head, great afterwards |
| 9/4 | 1min | ✅ | Rough, super cold on my head, great afterwards |
| 10/4 | 1min | ✅ | Ok-ish, did not cool my head |
| 11/4 | 1min | ✅ | Ok-ish, started with my head but when it got too cold I proceeded with body only |
| 12/4 | 1min | ✅ | Better, did not cool my head |
| 13/4 | 1min | ✅ | Better, did not cool my head |
| 14/4 | 1min | ✅ | Better, full monty |
| 15/4 | 1min | ✅ | Better, full monty |
| 16/4 | 1min | ✅ | Quite ok, did not cool my head |
| 17/4 | 1min | ✅ | Quite ok, did not cool my head |
| 18/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 19/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, did not cool my head |
| 20/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 21/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 22/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 23/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 24/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 25/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, did not cool my head |
| 26/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 27/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 28/4 | 1min | ✅ | Felt good, did not cool my head |
| 29/4 | 1.5min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
| 30/4 | 1.5min | ✅ | Felt good, full monty |
Last updated: 3/5/21
SPOILER: As you can see in the above table this got easier and easier and it does indeed feel great. Not sure if there are any actual benefits but yes I will definitely continue doing this!