Ben Greenfield

it hurts and it's really uncomfortable and you never want to do it.

Well, cold showers work.

And especially like the moment when you're standing there half naked next to the cold waiting to get in, it sucks.

Here's a little hack for you.

When I travel and I'm in a hotel room and the water isn't cold enough, because let's say I'm in Florida or another warm area, you can just get your ice bucket from the hotel room and or the plastic bag for the laundry that's in the shower.

Okay.

And that feeling never goes away.

But if it was easy, I don't think the payoff would be as high.

And even if you're in there for just 30 seconds, as soon as you get out, you're on top of the world.

You feel great.

And it pairs like turkey and cranberries with things like breath work and a sauna practice and a workout.

You can fill it with ice from the ice bucket down the hallway and just hang that when you're taking your shower and you can get the iciest, coldest shower imaginable.

And so it's,

Nearly 365 days a year, I'm in a cold pool or a cold tub or a river or a lake or an ocean or taking a cold shower.

So you can even do this.

when you travel.

But there are so many benefits of cold.

A lot of people don't talk about what you were mentioning, the fact that it helps with your brain function as well.

And not that I think this is like the best goal for everybody, but I maintain about six to 8% body fat year round.

But yeah, I mean, even me, I've been doing it for years and years.