It's good to be in the cold for a bit

WinOrLearn BusFighter

I heard Ray Darcy talking a while back about how we over focus on exercising certain muscles in the gym, but that if we want to exercise the muscles associated with our veins and arteries, then subjecting ourselves to cold every now and then can be good. The main comparison he was making was that we can't do this sort of work out in the gym.

I then went on to talk about how, these days, we are able to have whatever temperature we desire, and that this is not good for our vascular health.

I assume there are other health benefits too. But is this one of them? There's a pond about the size of a jacuzzi in our back yard. If I tidied it out of all its dirt, I wonder could I use this over the winter. And can someone suggest a better thread title for this thread too?

corner of hells

WinOrLearn BusFighter wrote: »

I heard Ray Darcy talking a while back about how we over focus on exercising certain muscles in the gym, but that if we want to exercise the muscles associated with our veins and arteries, then subjecting ourselves to cold every now and then can be good. The main comparison he was making was that we can't do this sort of work out in the gym.

I then went on to talk about how, these days, we are able to have whatever temperature we desire, and that this is not good for our vascular health.

I assume there are other health benefits too. But is this one of them? And can someone suggest a better thread title for this thread too?

What audience group are you looking to talk to ?

As for a better thread title ,I'd suggest "Poppy's for all Irish men".

LETHAL LADY

I'm no expert, but I'd reckon the cold does nothing for the most important male muscle ��

Throw a bucket of ice in the bath, just make sure you don't enter cardiac arrest.

corner of hells

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I'm no expert, but I'd reckon the cold does nothing for the most important male muscle ��

"Drops monocle".

ibFoxer

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I'm no expert, but I'd reckon the cold does nothing for the most important male muscle ��

Yes I find it hard to think when it's too cold also

LETHAL LADY

ibFoxer wrote: »

Yes I find it hard to think when it's too cold also

Don't worry about that, I'm told it happens to every man sometimes .:p

ibFoxer

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Don't worry about that, I'm told it happens to every man sometimes .:p

Toosh :P

Atlantic Dawn

Public transport has gone snowflake, 25 degree plus temperature resulting in healthy normal people having to take off their jackets resulting in less capacity, pure case of those setting the heat standards not having to live under them, their parking space costs nothing #OurCustomersAreWankers.

Yer Da sells Avon

I sort of enjoy cold showers. Maybe I like the misery. The key is to force yourself to stand under it and stay there, rather than dipping your toe in and then jumping out like a girl. It's fine after a few seconds and I find it really wakes me up.

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I'm no expert, but I'd reckon the cold does nothing for the most important male muscle ��

Almost reduces mine to a normal size.

LETHAL LADY

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I sort of enjoy cold showers. Maybe I like the misery. The key is to force yourself to stand under it and stay there, rather than dipping your toe in and then jumping out like a girl. It's fine after a few seconds and I find it really wakes me up.



Almost reduces mine to a normal size.

No need for such modesty, you're amongst friends.

WinOrLearn BusFighter

I didn't really get the answer I was looking for yet.

Jack Moore

WinOrLearn BusFighter wrote: »

I didn't really get the answer I was looking for yet.

Google cold shock proteins

NIMAN

You made a major mistake from the off OP, you listened to Ray D'arcy.

WinOrLearn BusFighter

NIMAN wrote: »

You made a major mistake from the off OP, you listened to Ray D'arcy.

No but it was someone he was interviewing who had just said it to him.

artvanderlay

You lost me at "I heard Ray D'Arcy talking...".

NIMAN

WinOrLearn BusFighter wrote: »

No but it was someone he was interviewing who had just said it to him.

Did you hear porridge mentioned?

Dravokivich

Who were the panel of experts?

WinOrLearn BusFighter

NIMAN wrote: »

Did you hear porridge mentioned?

What? why? It was one to two years ago.

Women without Makeup

Jack Moore wrote: »

Google cold shock proteins

Yes, that's another benefit. But from what the OP says, it might have been vascular compliance that Ray Darcy was talking about!

orourkeda1977

WinOrLearn BusFighter wrote: »

I heard Ray Darcy talking a while back about how we over focus on exercising certain muscles in the gym, but that if we want to exercise the muscles associated with our veins and arteries, then subjecting ourselves to cold every now and then can be good. The main comparison he was making was that we can't do this sort of work out in the gym.

I then went on to talk about how, these days, we are able to have whatever temperature we desire, and that this is not good for our vascular health.

I assume there are other health benefits too. But is this one of them? There's a pond about the size of a jacuzzi in our back yard. If I tidied it out of all its dirt, I wonder could I use this over the winter. And can someone suggest a better thread title for this thread too?

Stopped after four words

AskMeBollix

Looks like this thread is heating up nicely

Ficheall

I have had no heating in my house for years.



Ladies, please form an orderly huddle.

debok

WinOrLearn BusFighter wrote: »

I didn't really get the answer I was looking for yet.

Look up wim Hoff the iceman. He talks slot about benefit of cold and deep breathing to control your bodily functions immune system etc