[Closed] Wim Hof

I'm not sure I'd be wanting to take lifestyle lessons from someone who sounds like a bit character in Star Wars.

Did you hear the one about the masochist who like a cold shower every morning?..........
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.He took a warm shower instead!

Ross Edgley (crazy dude who swam around GB) is a fan/practitioner of his principles iirc.

Looked briefly at it but nothing else. I do feel better personally from cold showers/baths after hard exercise.

buy the what doesnt kill you book by scott carney.. a good read.

I've done a bit of his breathing technique in bed in the morning and was very surprised to get over 5 minutes without taking a breathe and no struggle listening to some chilled music... felt pretty good... do I still do it... no. but I'm lazy.

Theres a lot of guys and gals on youtube that believe in cold showers every morning and the breathing / breathe holding to truly wake your body up and get it active and in turn get it functioning better.. I do agree its good but I'm bad at forming new habits.

He's been on documentaries for years promoting ice-baths, ice swims etc.

I think Lewis Pugh nicked his ideas

I’m not sure I’d be wanting to take lifestyle lessons from someone who sounds like a bit character in Star Wars.

Said by a man named after a middle aged female sexual predator. 🙂

Said by a man named after a middle aged female sexual predator

Man? Damn, my illusions shattered.

About half way through the book “What doesn’t kill us” fairly interesting so far

"Critics of Hof say he overstates the benefits of his method, giving false hope to people suffering from serious diseases, and some of his claims have been uncritically reported by the media.[39] On his website he says that it has reduced symptoms of several diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease;[26] He has also said it might cure some forms of cancer."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Hof

I think anyone suggesting they can cure cancer without scientifuc evidence is dodgy. That's dangerous, and it's taking advantage of vulnerable people.

Interesting @kcr

Like I said. I only looked into it briefly and wasn’t aware of such claims. No time for that stuff.

Still feel recovery benefits from the cold/ice baths/showers though.

I think anyone suggesting they can cure cancer without scientifuc evidence is dodgy.

Same as my thoughts when I listened to him. I like a cold shower, swim in a lake etc but to claim he's cutting cancer... I'm out

Not my cup of tea.

Man? Damn, my illusions shattered.

Oops, never thought of that!

Jean Claude Van Damm has really let himself go hasn't he.