How to take a cold shower

Have you ever had to take a cold shower out of necessity (traveling, foreign country or want to save on the heating bill) and fear that awful feeling when the first cold water stream hits your back. Well here you will learn how to avoid this and gradually immerse yourself in the cold shower experience.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Nothing
• A small shower space, it will not work that well in a bathtub.

1. The key to the experience is to follow the steps exactly and in the order described. First step into the shower area and close the curtain. Turn on the cold water and let it run for 30 seconds so it is not ice cold. Then proceed to wet the top 1/3 of your head and shampoo for 90 seconds and rinse for 10. Only your head not your entire body.
2. By now your entire head should be wet, but your body is still warm and gradually acclimatizing to the cold water. Then proceed with the conditioner and lather into your head for 30 seconds. WAIT, do not get wet all over yet. Get a sponge and soap your entire body with our actually stepping under the shower head.
3. Once you are entirely soaped up then you can start to get wet by diving your body into 6 sections and doing them in this order:
   1. Your left leg, starting from your foot and working your way up.
   2. Your left arm, starting from your hand up.
   3 & 4. The same areas but on your right side.
   5. Your chest/breasts area.
   6. And finally your back, by now you won't be feeling the cold water at all, it will be just warm to you.
   
   When you are done rinsing your body you can rinse off the top of your head and you are done! See no brrrruuuu from the cold water.

Tips & Warnings

• By gradually lowering your temperature in your body you are adjusting your sensations to the cold water and avoid the initial shock from the cold shower stream.
• It works better if you stand in one position and do not move around the shower area, as you might get wet areas that need to be wet later on in the process.
• The whole process should take you between 5 to 10 minutes, and you do not need to wait for the water to get warm.
• If you live in cold weather climate or are in winter I would recommend not using these technique because it takes a while to get the body wet and meanwhile you could get the chills.
• Make sure you do not slip when you are swaying and twisting to wet that particular part of the body.
• If you have a back problem or are a senior citizen with limited mobility exercise extreme caution when following the technique.