Long Island Personal Trainer joins the Polar Bears on Superbowl Sunday!
Long Island Polar Bear Club
What an amazing weekend. I was able to experience 2 great events. The Superbowl and the Long Island Polar Bear plunge at Long Beach to raise funds for Make-A-Wish foundation of Metro New York.
The Superbowl was exciting because both competitors really brought their A game and battled it out. The Saints at the end were able to pull through and become the victor.
However, I want to talk more about the Polar Bear experience and after give some health advice on how temperature can enhance your workouts and results.
My buddy Keith Piro from the Glen Cove Mansion had signed up to do this Polar Bear plunge on Superbowl Sunday to assist raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York. I have never heard of this event, so I was intrigued and wanted to support him.
Boy was I in for a surprise. The beach was filled with thousands (I mean at least 15,000) of people all their to support one cause. It gets better. At a certain time about 5,000 people all jump into the ice cold ocean for a nice refreshing plunge.
It was great to see the faces of those who have never done it before because it gave them such a rush of excitement and achievement. I want to congratulate my buddy Keith for accomplishing something great for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York.
Now to complement this post, I wanted to talk about the effects warm and cold water (in the shower) have on your body to assist in enhancing your health. Here are a few benefits below. Before trying any temperature changes on your body, I want you to note to take this slowly. If you go all out and change temperatures on your body to the extreme, you will feel tortured, so take it one step at a time.
- You receive better circulation with the changing of temperatures. When you start off with a warm shower, blood rushes to your skin and muscles. When you switch the shower water over to cold, the blood then rushes to the internal organs. Switching back and forth between these two temperatures will force the body to circulate the blood more efficiently. In the end, a better circulation means faster recovery and improved performance.
- Healthy skin. When taking a warm shower, your pores open up which is great for cleaning. When you switch it over to cold, the pores close up which can keep out dirt and oil from infecting the skin. This process can also help with reducing swelling on the surface.
- The mental benefits you receive. Ever wonder why you wake up with a cold shower, but get very relaxed with a warm one? Well it takes us back to the first point where cold showers will rush blood supply to our organs. Your brain will receive alot of that blood rush which will make you up. On another note you have to be mentally strong to complete this process on a daily basis. Over time, it turns into a type of meditation going through the process which will clear your head for the start of the day.
Those are just a few benefits that I felt were important to know. As I mentioned, this is not something you want to just jump into with extremes. Start out very slowly with the temperature changes. This will allow your body and mind to adapt where you can incorporate this into a consistent habit.
Did I mention that this can also assist you with fat loss? I am not talking about the increase in calorie burn in order for your body to adapt to the changes. I am referring to the recovery benefits so that your body can go through more intense workouts over time as it recovers faster from this process.
Go try it out!
Dedicated to your results,
Rahsheen Slaughter
Long Island Personal Trainer
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Thanx for the great information
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