Cold showers (and the SOLIT quarantine challenge: 30 days of cold showers) are becoming more common, but what exactly are the benefits of cold showers? We will tell you!

1. Cold showers give you energy

One of the best-known benefits of cold showers is that they give you more energy. About 5 minutes after taking a refreshing cold shower, you start to feel it. You begin to breathe more deeply, your heart beats faster, and you feel the blood flowing through your body. Thanks to your heart beating faster, the blood flow to your brain improves. Because of this improved blood flow, you immediately notice that you are more alert and ‘awake’ early in the morning. After your cold shower, put on your SOLIT socks and start the day firmly on your feet :).

2. Cold showers help you lose weight

It is scientifically proven that people who expose their bodies to cold conditions for several hours a day over a longer period produce more brown fat. This brown fat helps your body warm up and stay warm. The more brown fat you have, the more you burn and the more pounds you lose. The increased blood circulation also speeds up your metabolism.

Of course, you cannot lose weight by cold showers alone, but combined with the right diet and exercise, it can certainly help! Want more information about losing weight? Read more on the website of the nutrition center

3. Cold showers improve your resistance

Physiological stress (short-term) and the body's adaptation to it is called hormesis. A cold shower has this hormetic effect. The shock of the cold water on your body stimulates the immune system. This leads to an increased production of white blood cells. White blood cells help fight viruses. So, a cold shower can indeed improve your resistance.

4. Cold showers boost sports performance

As you may know, cold showers and ice baths are things top athletes regularly endure. Many top athletes do this, for example, after a match to combat fatigue and promote muscle recovery. This also means less muscle soreness. The blood vessels narrow due to the cold water, then blood flow resumes. This helps remove waste products from the muscles faster.

5. Smoother skin from cold showers

Furthermore, cold showers also have a positive effect on the skin. The blood vessels and muscles contract due to the cold water. This makes the skin tighter and smoother. Moreover, cold water also helps prevent your skin from drying out quickly.

Tips

Some tips to make that first step towards the cold shower a bit easier are:

• Just do it; this may sound strange, but doubting won’t help you. Just try it.
• Keep breathing calmly. That is easier said than done because your breathing quickens due to the cold water. What can help is, after exhaling, not immediately inhaling again; try to hold your breath. When you breathe calmly, cold showers become much easier right away.
• Turn the knob all at once. You might be tempted to slowly turn the knob towards cold. However, the shock effect of the cold water on your body is the goal of the cold shower. Gradually going from warm to cold has less effect.
• After your cold shower, put on a warm pair of SOLIT socks :)
• Start today!

You might think we’re crazy, but by the end of the month, you will stand stronger on your feet because of this cold shower, KEEP IT UP!

P.S. If cold showers suit you very well, you can simply continue after this month ;)!