Instead Of A Hot Or Cold Shower, Consider A Contrast Shower

Never done a contrast shower switching between Hot and Cold and back again. Sounds interesting...may give it a shot. Most of the time I start out with a hot shower and bath then turn it to cold before I get out so it cools my body down and I don't sweat in a hot bathroom. Plus it gives me that wake up energy boost I need. Thanks for the interesting share.

LTC Eugene Chu
..."What is a contrast shower?
“A contrast shower is when you change the temperature of the water from hot to cold and then back again,” said Dr. Nina Vasan, a psychiatrist and chief medical officer at the mental wellness platform Real. “Typically, it consists of multiple cycles of switching between hot and cold water and lasts anywhere from 5-10 minutes total.”

Also known as contrast hydrotherapy, the contrast shower is pretty straightforward, with different ways to execute it. You might use hot water for about three minutes, then switch to one minute of cold water, or you could alternate shorter increments of 15 seconds.

So long as you stick to the general concept of therapeutic switching between hot and cold, you’re taking a contrast shower. Most literature about the topic recommends you end on cold, however."...

Too complicated for me. Now if there was a simple switch, I might, but after I dial-in the 'right' temperature for me, switching it over to cold and then going back to the 'right' one ... at that point I just want to get out and towel off.