Dr. Andy Galpin

For breathing mechanics, that's the rationale we typically go to cold water.

That said, we have pulled cold water away from people a lot because there can be serious nervous system problems that come with cold water immersion.

There can be sleep issues that come with cold water immersion for some people.

So in those people, we tend to like back it off because it's a stressor.

It's a very big stressor.

And if your allostatic load is already over the brim,

Some people cold is great.

Some people it is pushing past and making things worse.

So we'll wind it back.

That said, I love it.

I have multiple at my house.

I've been doing it for a very long time.

I had a deep freezer in the back of my house for many, many, many years that I use.

But it's not for everybody.

It's not the danger, though.

It's not going to block all your adaptations.

But it's probably not something you have to be doing every day to live a great life either.

So lots to say about that.

Other reasons.

A bunch of reasons that you would explain that.