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The Perks of Cold Showers...

10 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, Steven Bartlett explains why cold showers are an accessible way for most people to gain the benefits of cold exposure. He describes how brief exposure—often no more than 30 seconds—activates the sympathetic nervous system and stimulates brown fat, which helps regulate body temperature. Bartlett notes that similar effects can be achieved by simply stepping outside in a t‑shirt, but cold showers provide a convenient, low‑cost entry point for those without access to natural cold sources like the ocean. The overall message is that a brief, regular cold shower routine can be a practical health habit without requiring extensive time or equipment.

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Cold showers are available for most people, right? So it's a good place to start. If you don't have access to the ocean and you need to buy a tub and that's expensive. Start off with the cold shower is a great thing because you activate your sympathetic nervous system, you activate your brown fat, but you could do that just by going outside in a t-shirt. You will activate your cold receptors and that's going to increase and turn off and balance out your temperature by activating the brown fat. So the cold showers will be a great way to start. You don't need to do cold showers for more than 30 seconds. Really? No, you don't have to do that long.