The Benefits of Cold-Water Immersion (Brown Fat & Weight Loss)

[@johngalt5181]

I own a cold plunge and use it daily. I get a great psychological benefit along with an immune system boost. I haven't had a cold in years. What i don't get, nor did I expect, was weight loss.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

This is great!

[@samdeb6506]

Ice baths don't have to cost much. Buy a portable one, buy a 2nd hand aquarium chiller 1/2 hp or 1 hp, a sediment filter/strainer and a small pump based on your chiller circulation. I spent 60 euros on the bath, 175, euro's on the chiller, 100 on tubing, pump and sediment, peroxide and some converter plugs.

[@_yuri]

i will just buy a cheap water drum and buy ice from fish market. literally $30 for drum and $4 for 50kg ice. so if i do say once a week just $4 per week essentially.

[@GodFamilyGaming]

@@_yurifish market ice is insane

[@OurFoundingLiars]

@@samdeb6506can i just fill up my bathtub and throw some bags of ice in it??

[@presidentclint8710]

I have been doing cold emersion for the last 3 and a half years. The reason I started was metabolic health because of some inflammation issues. I have found it very beneficial I original started outside, in spring fed body's of water then in water outside in cold months. Now I own an older athletic tub that was one owned by a school for their athletics. I took my time to find something and purchased for 200 dollars with circulator. I believe cold therapy has very many benefits and I have a friend with MS who has found it to help her with managing her symptoms. I feel that this like most holistic methods are different for everyone and needs to be ones own journey. Take your time 5000 compared to free........ is giving you the same thing the only difference is the convenience. Great video, great to hear you speaking of the benefits of other avenues for budgeting your money. Keep up the good work.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

This is actually great! Appreciate you sharing your experience too and doing cold immersions for 3+ years, what a dedication!

[@oftenlucid]

I do open water swimming in the San Francisco Bay. Average temp ranges from 48 - 67 degrees. I belong to a club of about 2200 people, most are swimmers, and we all agree that we do it for the mental health reasons. It's the best mental reset. . . .

[@YOGABODY.Official]

What an inspiring hobby! Hope you'll always be safe out there, - YOGABODY Team

[@thedawneffect]

Thanks for this info!! I appreciate your channel content :)

[@dylanstandridge3201]

The science points to it being a great method of burning extra calories due to adding more brown fat. It’s not burning an extra 3,000 calories but for someone who already has their diet in check the extra couple hundred calorie burn allows them to stay lean relatively easier. Now the science on how the body adapts long term is something I’d like to see. The Inuit people face the same issues Americans do. Highly processed food is pretty common in their diet. They aren’t subsisting on fish like they did 100s of years ago.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

I’ve recently learned that cold showers can help boost or initiate the state of autophagy

[@robertvondarth1730]

A. An increase in cold exposure induced BF increases metabolic rate B. Some studies have found populations that have high BF and yet are obese C. Regardless of the amount of of BF, people can eat more to offset the increased BMR D Thus increasing BF doesn’t work. - Replace BF with exercise above.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

I’ve been taking cold showers for the last 5 days and while it was uncomfortable to begin with, I’ve gradually gotten used to the sensation to the point the same temperature feels like lukewarm after standing in the shower for a couple of minutes. My body already accommodates. I absolutely love the euphoric rush after the initial first few minutes in the shower.

[@Yurkevich22]

Supposedly the whole point is NOT to get used to the cold but rather keep it a surprise for the body - that's where the most benefits lie.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

@@Yurkevich22agreed! Same applies to autophsgy and exercise, keep randomising it slightly to maximise benefits, but not so much that your lose the pattern completely and throw everything out of whack or lose consistency

[@messii648]

Im on my 10 days im not used to it but after being in cold for a while it gets easier

[@matthewwilliams3827]

@@messii648 try going into the cold a few minutes just after doing Wim Hof breathing, you might find you have better cold resistance.

[@messii648]

@@matthewwilliams3827 thanks for the advice I will test it

[@thereservedarmadillo]

Yet more quality content!

[@annertman3906]

Great video. Cold immersion is an amazing mental health tool and it's too bad that many people walk away disappointed because it's not also a weight loss magic bullet. There are many groups on the internet pertaining to diy cold immersion tanks that are relatively affordable if one wants to go that route.

[@Weeds_and_Wishes]

Your info and delivery are both so helpful and refreshing. 👍

[@angelatussing2307]

375 on a chest freezer seal it fill it. I do it daily and helps with my energy

[@michaelbarbera1616]

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[@thisSreal]

Great and honest review !

[@YOGABODY.Official]

👍

[@surfertango]

Can't take a hot shower anymore due to lots of cold plunges in a tub, with epsom salts. Also do warm Epsom salts baths. It all helps.

[@surfertango]

Thanks 🙏 you’re my go to person.

[@kshitijmenon3938]

I hear practicing Yoga after a cold shower is the best way to do yoga!

[@Carlos-qs7zi]

Wise advice, very appreciated!

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Glad you found the advice helpful! - YOGABODY Team

[@wordeye]

The Ice Man Wim Hof says 2 minutes per day of cold shower is beneficial. What do you think? He also teaches a quick hyperventilation breathing exercise. Your slow breathing technique is revelational but I’d like your thoughts on the Hof Methods. I think your presentation and knowledge is clear and excellent. KZbin was made for educators like yourself. Thank you.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Great insight! Would probably do a short vid on Hof methods, just let me check it at all angles first. Thanks!

[@wordeye]

ok@@YOGABODY.Official

[@PlirisHealth]

2 minutes of cold shower definitely help. I’d say as much cold exposure as you can get will help - some methods are better than others but you have to find what fits your lifestyle!

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[@cupidok2768]

i'm looking to gain not lose.

[@FilmAshton]

10/10 🎉

[@mettejensen8653]

What happens if you swim in 20 degrees water for a longer time- 15-30 minutes? Does it have the same effect?

[@YOGABODY.Official]

It's really hard to say... there are some protocols out there, but the sample size research is small and limited.

[@angelcordero717]

Great video

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Thanks for the support! - YB Team

[@lam62sw]

I eat my ice cream at subzero Celsius temps to loose weight.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Hmmm... ;)

[@leemathews7263]

Thanks for this, can cold water immersion stop internal bleeding??

[@WickedFelina]

Ah, ya! Got a question: I went all winter without heat - couldn't afford it. Looks like that is the way it will be from now on since no sign in DC that anyone is going to help. So, will an 8 month, cold air stint do the trick? I really HATE plunging into cold water.

[@xcast1]

Which trick? An energizing refresh? No. Take a cold shower or cat wash instead. Weight-loss? No - rather the opposite (with similar clothes): The body overcompensates by upping the appetite and tries to build up extra fat mass for better insulation an energy reserves. In cold climate / season people are tyically more 'rounded'. Swimming sport causes fat mass gain according studies (unless in very warm water). Hot climate or very warm clothes, heat creating exercise cause decrease of fat mass; and so does sport with mechanical impact, calorie burning sport combined with low-fat high-carb fuel, plant-based diet emphasizing whole foods/fiber, vinegar/acetate.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

That sounds like a challenging winter. Chronic, low stress is different than intermittent / therapeutic stress.... but it's certainly possible that cold exposure could increase your body fat. But back to my original question in the video, I'm not 100% sure that is as exciting as people believe.

[@DavidRodriguez-yy6kc]

i just fill up my tub and overnight it gets ice cold by 💪morning!😆👍 But Maaan! How do you make time to do all this and run the Ukraine!?!😳!

[@forisma]

You're my favorite

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Thanks for your support.

[@Cheeseheadhomestead1]

Which lake?

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Minocqua area!

[@NewYorker8312]

You don't need $5,000.. I made an ice bath with a $50 large concrete mixing tub from home Depot and a $250 mini freezer. I just change the water often and throw it on my plants .

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Hi Joel - great point, thanks for sharing.

[@WadeStanley-s6r]

What about cold plunge impacts on Beige fat or Visceral fat ?

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Cold plunges can activate brown adipose tissue (beige fat), potentially aiding in fat loss, including visceral fat. However, individual responses may vary. - YOGABODY Team

[@tidepodmusical4173]

Whenever I do a cold plunge, I feel the left side of my body (the sides that’s going into atrophy) tingling. I use natural cold plunge tools; I go swim in a creek, lol.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

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[@a2yung930]

What does the tingling mean?

[@mlowe7245]

Is very cold water in the shower just as effective? Thank you Lucas.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

It's certainly possible but hard to study since shower temp and immersion times vary.

[@moyaessa8520]

is it the same as having a warm shower and then at them turning water cold before getting out, does it give you the same benefit as a cold bath?

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Hello Moya - cold shower in one location is VERY cold and not so much in another, so lots of variable... possible it can have a similar effect. For mental health benefits, I think there's an argument to be made that a brief cold shower might be the simplest option.

[@briggzeee]

Don’t Inuit people ear an awful lot of seal fat though? I imagine that alone would counteract any benefit that brown fat would have. Maybe put them onto a typical western diet and then compare? Thoughts? 🤔

[@zonderbaar]

They were actually very healthy on their traditional diet, with the modern high carb stuff they got diabetic and sick

[@reknirbecurb]

I really liked the common sense economics in this video. $5 K can do a lot of things. I was browsing cattle troughs today from $150-200 bc here in PA it’s winter and that’s a cheap ice bath, always the tub or cold shower too!

[@YOGABODY.Official]

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[@yurmomsaccount]

I will never be that obsessed with the way my body looks. 🫸

[@Michael_00001]

Intermittent fasting and eating meat and lots of fat works like a charm. One meal a day, carnivore. You're welcome.

[@dinosemr8141]

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[@timothyantipodes7646]

BUY AN ICEMAKER USD 400 CAN GET YOU A 45-60 KG OF ICE PER DAY (100-120 LBS) and then use a cheap tub.

[@pinenut252]

Amart!! I didn't think of that.

[@TheDavveponken]

I think you're missing the benefits to cardiovascular health. And a cold shower doesn't cost you 5000 usd.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Cardiovascular benefits of cold are dubious, circulation benefits are pretty well documented. Cardio benefits are much more linked to heat than cold. But agreed there are much less expensive ways to do it.

[@TheDavveponken]

@@YOGABODY.Official from my understanding it's like gymnastics for the veins, and logically it would make sense that cold exposure improves or maintains bloodflow into tissue as it is then needed more so it doesn't die off. Conversely blood is shifted to vital organs, which may also be a beneficial workout - avoiding stagnation.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

@@TheDavveponken circulation benefits for sure, yes!

[@vnatural49]

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[@twilightsprite1]

But ice water gives u varacoise veins

[@TheDavveponken]

why?

[@twilightsprite1]

@@TheDavveponken the icy water contrasts and expands veinsv

[@YOGABODY.Official]

It's an open question but often thought that heat makes it worse, cold potentially improves... but unclear.

[@Dalabombana]

Makes zero sense. Cold contracts, heat expands.

[@Dalabombana]

Are you thinking of chilblains?

[@Marshadow69]

It's not that I want to grow brown fat to replace my white fat...I just want to have the amount which would reflect my hunter gatherer ancestors, because presumably that is is the right balance.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Hi Paul - I like the theory.

[@Marshadow69]

@@YOGABODY.Official Hi My yardstick for any "bio hack" is whether it replicates, in some way, a feature of the evolutionary environment. Flogging some particular thing to death for a particular outcome does not achieve this. It is the balance of the various influences. The right amount of exercise improves the mitochondria, but too much generates free radicals. Hot and cold exposure are good acute stressors but you dont want to make them chronic. etc

[@jessicapearson9479]

You are not factoring in that not only does your brown fat eat up the calories from the white fat. But the cold water also causes your metabolism to speed up to help your body fight the cold and it causes your body to shiver which also burns calories. On top of that if you are swimming and not being stationary (as you are in one of those ridiculous cold plunge tanks) you burn even more calories. So basically a brisk swim will burn about 750 cals per hour. Doing a brisk swim in cold water will burn about a 1000 cals per hour. So, while you want to discount cold water and weight loss and fitness. You actually cannot! Because it is proven to work. As long as you do it right! Maybe you should do better research instead on the bare minimum 😉

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Hello Jessica - if you spend an hour in cold exposure, you're absolutely right, you'll burn a ton of calories, I would suggest more than your estimate. This is extremely dangerous, most people aim for 1-3 minutes. Long term, cold exposure for weight loss is not just ineffective, there is evidence it's antithetical,. The body is dynamic and responds to stresses, including cold. Hunger signals naturally rise in colder temperatures and people often put on weight.

[@KittyJust69]

Thanks for your straight forward honesty, it’s grateful appreciated 🥹🥰

[@rover-t]

I alternate sauna (70+ degrees) and cold pool (8-12) once to twice a week for a few hours and it really helps my focus and feeling of overall healthiness. Have been doing this for more than 15 years and no negative results such as v veins. The other benefit is no phones or comms, so also a time to reflect without interruptions.

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Sounds amazing...

[@addictedtochocolateandcoff9582]

how many hours for each session? i mean the sauna and then the pool

[@YOGABODY.Official]

Hi - people have invented various protocols. I don't find anything convinced about the numbers they've landed on, so I think it remains a big question mark. For cold, people usually aim for minutes (on one hand), for Sauna, people will often do 30+ minutes per session no problem. Again, I have to reason to believe this is good/bad/optimal...

[@Laurasiot]

Such a good video, thank you! 👌🏻