Does cold water therapy impact the immune system ? - via healthing_ca healthing health coldwaterplunge fatburn
Related StoriesADVERTISEMENTThe event kicked off with a quick workout to warm up, then a breathing practice where participants were encouraged to alternate between taking quick, deep breaths followed by completely exhaling all the air from our lungs. After we got the hang of it, we were then told to get into our bathing suits and get ready to head into the 2°C waters of Lake Ontario.
When someone first immerses themselves into frigid waters, their skin temperature rapidly drops, telling the body to react“You can think of it as the gas pedal … when your skin temperature drops very quickly like that, you are essentially slamming on the gas pedal,” says Cheung. Demanding your body go from 0 to 100 causes both your heart rate and breathing to increase and causes a release of adrenaline .
Other claims, like increased weight loss, still aren’t fully understood, she explains. While some studies have shown that cold exposure converts fat to a form that is arguably easier for the body to burn, these studies were conducted in rats which have different physiologies than humans.
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