Thermoregulation
If you aren’t already familiar with the positive effects of an ice-cold shower, you might be wondering why anybody in their right mind would want to subject themselves to such torture. Every man and his grandma knows that you’ll get sick if you get too cold right?
As P.T Barnum (and your every day type A entrepreneur trying to justify their masochistic behavior) said:
“Comfort is the enemy of progress”
A sweltering-hot sauna, cold plunge, high-intensity training, and even a cold shower are all examples of ways to subject your body to temperatures extreme enough to trigger a hormetic response. Resulting in a more adaptive and physiologically resilient body in exchange for a few moments of discomfort.
If you would like to dive deeper into how the body responds to mild temperature fluctuations, the basics of heat and cold exposure therapies, or if you would like to learn more about the extreme examples of human limitations, click one of the links below.
