Physical
What if cold water isn't the hard part?
When cold water hits your skin, your body panics. Breathing speeds up, muscles tighten, your mind screams "get out." But here's the thing: the cold itself isn't dangerous. Your reaction to it is what makes it unbearable.
The cold is your warm friend.— Wim Hof
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The thinker
The Iceman
Wim Hof is a Dutch extreme athlete and breathing method pioneer who holds multiple world records for cold exposure and has helped popularize deliberate breathwork worldwide.
Based on Wim Hof - VICE Documentary: Inside the Superhuman World of the Iceman, summarised and reframed by Insights.
Part of these journeys
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