In the Winter, a refreshing shower, for many people, is quite a chilling idea. But it is precisely now the right time to do more with cold water showered off is.
Because in the dark times of the year, the cold risk is particularly high, it is useful to give the immune system a little Kick.
With a so-called Kneipp application of this objective is relatively easy to reach to.
Metabolism stimulate by temperature stimuli
The Kneipp method consists of a alternation of warm and cold, and keeps some of the health-promoting effects for the body of Europe.
By the stimulus of the metabolism will be kept on your toes. The blood circulation is stimulated, and as a result, the oxygen supply to the body improves. This in turn strengthens the immune system.
An appropriate stimulus, you can create every day easily in the shower. The water temperature between hot and cold switch, and in the ideal case, in addition to the water pressure vary.
At the beginning of a warm stimulus by abduscht first for a few seconds to warm up. Thereafter, the jet of cold water on the arms, torso and legs up.
For all who are suffering from Cellulite and want to fight, can supply the baths by the way, a further positive effect. The alternating water temperature trained, namely, the vascular muscles.
This has the effect of pulling Together and Widths of the vessels and thus improves the connective tissue. As a result, the orange skin in many less pronounced.
Focus on arms and feet
If you can’t cum overcome permanently, the whole body with cold water, konzentrierts more on the arms and feet.
Which by the way also outside the shower with the Kneipp method of treatment. Two foot baths with hot and cold water fill.
After change kept the feet for about five minutes in the warm pool, the bath, and for 15 to 20 seconds in cold water to remain.
The process can be repeated several times, and also with the lower arms to perform. A proper Kneipp-application ends by the way with cold water.
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Important: Only healthy Kneipp
The immune system should be strengthened in this way only, if you are not yet health. Also, when the water temperature you should be careful.
Who has problems with the circulatory, or cardiovascular disease suffer should not turn on the fresh water too cold. The span is between twelve and 20 degrees, the warm water should be just under 37 degrees.
Cornelia Bertram
*The contribution of “Cold showers: changes in the exchange baths strengthen the body’s defenses” published by FitForFun. Contact with the executives here.