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Last week, I started cold plunging due to a recommendation from Becca Harvey, my swim Jedi. She was the one who first introduced me to cold plunging for acclimatization, or basically training your mind and body to better handle extended periods in cold water.

In this video, I talk about some of the adaptations that MAY occur in the body when working on acclimatizing and my current protocol for becoming friends with the cold water.

Here were the websites I referred to on the benefits of acclimatization:
https://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.co...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://www.coldwatersafety.org/accli...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://oregonlakebagging.wordpress.c...

There are other studies out there that suggest these adaptions are either 1. highly individual or 2. psychological

Outdoor Magazine put together an interesting article on the limits of cold adaptation: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/...

My takeaway is that it's worth exploring and trying but it certainly won't prevent hypothermia. I imagine this is one of those topics where we'll see loads more research in the next 10-15 years.

0:00 - 0:36 - Becca tells me I need to take cold showers.
0:36 - 01:26 - Cold Plunging vs. Cold Acclimatization
01:27 - 02:41 - Slowly building up resilience
02:42 - 04:49 - Three adaptations: habituation, metabolic adjustment, and insulated adjustment
04:51 - 05:13 - A Caveat
05:14 - 05:45 - My Takeaways
05:46 - 6:31 - My protocol
06:32 - 7:00 - Outro