mixing things up a bit, decided to do cold plunge this morning before sunrise. air temp 2.5°c, water 1.8°c, 5 min session. rainy and windy as usual this time of year.
use to do 2 sets of 2-3 min plunge sessions. but I find that the body relaxes, settles down at about 4 mins so able to go an extraminutes. plunges have become a dedication time of meditation and prayer.
My standard was 6 mins in the tub (53F - temp from well), but this week I started cycling (3 mins. full hot shower, 3 mins. cold) x3 ... not sure which I like better but both are excellent for stress relief.
6 mins at that temp is quite good. I tried cycling hot and cold showers to work up to cold showers exclusively. then started working up to full cold immersion sessions. find cold showers to be less desirable now.
it took several months of showers twice a day to get to cold plunge practice.
holding at 5 min mark between 2° to 4.5°c for now. however, the hardness of winter is just around the corner. 10-15 cm expected for the weekend, with temps below -1.1°c. I may be back to showers ;)
