The more I research cold thermogenesis, the harder it is to ignore all the benefits it can have on you.

Immersing in freezing water may be uncomfortable for a bit, but exposing yourself to cold temperatures can actually boost metabolism and ward off disease. Cold exposure is also important for regulating body fat levels and can help promote healthy weight management.

When you’re exposed to colder environments, your body works harder to maintain homeostasis and regulate core temperature. It produces more energy to stay warm, burning calories to produce that heat. This, in turn, stimulates metabolism. 

Cold thermogenesis influences metabolism because it stimulates brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat. The effect of this heat production is that it helps the body burn fat to promote fat loss. It also lowers the heart rate, burns calories, and as mentioned, promotes weight loss.

The physical benefits don’t fully reflect the most important reason why cold training is a practice worthy of a daily habit. We are hardwired to pursue comfort and avoid discomfort. In our modern environment, this amounts to a life limited by our “comfort zone."

By training in the cold, we learn to step far outside our comfort zone, and into a mindset of growth. Instead of turning away from discomfort, we learn to open to it.

Jumping into cold water, despite all the discomfort it can cause, can teach us a number of things about ourselves:

• Inner strength, grit and resilience can be trained.
• We are capable of doing difficult, and uncomfortable things.
• And, we learn that our cold training practice gives us a formula for embracing other life challenges.

As you can see, the possible upsides are good enough reasons to give cold training a try, and all you really need is access to a shower!

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