Some people may prefer to take a bath with warm water. Others prefer to flush their bodies with cold water. Just calm down. Both of the...
Some people may prefer to take a bath with warm water. Others prefer to flush their bodies with cold water. Just calm down. Both of them have their benefits. However, specifically for Agan and Sista who are routinely exercising, it is advisable to take a shower with just cold water. Because showering with cold water after sweating or after applying can make the body recover quickly and improve body performance. This is one of the benefits of bathing in cold water.
Keep in mind in this article discussed is bathing in cold water through a shower. There are no studies that mention the benefits of cold-watered bathing.
Benefits for the body
According to Doug Casa, Ph.D., CEO of The Korey Stringer Institute, who has researched preventing heart attacks, bathing in a shower of cold water can make the body feel better although the effect will make the body temperature lower before starting the activity again naturally, Because people who run out of exercise want their bodies back refreshed by taking a cold shower. Well, besides refreshing, showering with cold water flowing from the shower can also improve the system's work function in your body!
This is written in The North American Journal of Medicine Science. He said, when exercising or running in hot weather, our blood will be distributed to the skin, muscles, and heart. Blood in the center has the function of maintaining the work of the heart to remain stable. While blood in the muscles is useful for doing exercises, on the skin, the blood will make the body calmer.
Now when the body that runs out of exercise gets cold water, the body will experience cooling. That's when the body sends our blood back to vital areas such as the stomach and intestines — so taking a cold shower in the shower after exercise is claimed to be very beneficial because it can handle hydration and better nutrition. The most important thing is that taking a cold shower can reduce fatigue.
Benefits for brain and mental
Cold water that hits your body after exercise will make blood vessels undergo vasoconstriction or constriction. Not in negative terms. When blood vessels enter this phase, in the long run, your blood circulation will be smooth and can make your other muscles and organs work more optimally.
A cold shower also triggers a biological phenomenon called hormesis. The aspect that can stimulate hormone response and increase physiological and mental resistance. If done routinely two to three times per week with a minimum of five minutes duration, taking a cold shower can significantly relieve symptoms of depression. Besides, cold water baths trigger adrenaline, which creates a flow of norepinephrine which can increase energy, increase focus, and improve performance.
The right cold temperature
Not everyone lives at the same temperature. Then, how cold is the water we need to feel the benefits above? According to Doug Casa, the more chilled the water, the better. The longer we hold under the cold water it will also get better. However, everything needs process and practice. Because if you do it immediately and without exercise, you can get a fever.
What is essential when showering with cold water is that it can make us more relaxed. Don't take a cold shower until you make yourself shiver too. Even stress later.
Source: google, runnersworld
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