📌4 REASONS TO TAKE COLD SHOWERS @BACHPERFORMANCE 📌 - These Beyond the shrivelage 😆 and initial discomfort, cold showers are one of the best habits you can add to improve your health, boost workout recovery, and build mental toughness. I promise you will not die if you try this.🙃 - For the final minute of your shower, turn the water as cold as you can, breathe deep, and embrace the chill. - MENTAL TOUGHNESS: To be honest, we live in a soft world. Life is more convenient than ever. Getting comfortable being uncomfortable and doing something you DONT WANT TO DO builds mental strength, willpower, and toughness to improve all areas of your life. - BOOST CIRCULATION: - The cold water creates a flushing phenomena for your cardiovascular system. By pumping blood back and forth between vital organs and the surface of your skin, you’ll improve cardiovascular health. -ACCELERATE FAT LOSS: Cold showers have been shown to increase brown fat, increasing energy expenditure to keep you warm. One study found exposure to cold activates brown fat by a 15-fold increase, enough to stimulate as much as 9 pounds per year. Read the study here: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0810780 - IMPROVE IMMUNITY: As your body warms up after a cold shower, it speeds up metabolic rate and activates your immune system. From the stress of cold water, your body releases white blood cells. Higher white blood cell count can reduce your chance of getting sick, and you know…missing the gym. - Freezing your hoohaa or dealywop off doesn’t sound like fun, but the benefits far outweigh the discomfort. Turn down the shower before you step out, and you’ll take another step to looking better naked and building mental toughness. - Questions on cold showers? Tag me below, and we’ll chat.😜 -Eric . . #whimhof #coldshowers #shower #recovery #fatloss #bachbuilt #ericbach #bachperformance #fourhourbody #musclemodel #musclemen #muscleboy #muscleguy #musclefit#musclekingz #deadlifting #squatlife #squatday #benchpress #benchday #deadliftday #legday#armday #chestday #backday #latspread #chinup #pullup #wieghtloss #hearthealth (at Bach Performance)