Improve cardiovascular function
The weather in autumn is crisp, the temperature, water temperature and body temperature are close, and the stimulation of cold water to human body is relatively small. At this time, starting cold water bath is helpful to improve the adaptability to environmental changes, improve the function of cardiovascular system, and make people adapt to future climate changes more easily.
Enhance immunity
When the human body is stimulated by cold water, muscles will contract and resist quickly, thus enhancing the adaptability of the human body to temperature changes, enhancing immunity, preventing upper respiratory tract infections such as rain and colds in the West Lake, and enhancing resistance to diseases. If you start taking a cold bath in autumn and stick to it all the time, it will be of great benefit to the human body's ability to adapt to the cold in winter and prevent colds.
Enhance digestive function
Cold water bath also helps to enhance digestive function. It has certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on gastroptosis, chronic gastritis, constipation and other diseases.
Skin health and skin care
Cold water stimulates the skin surface, which helps to accelerate the blood circulation in the human body, thus strengthening the nutritional supply of skin and subcutaneous tissue, promoting sebum secretion, making the skin rosy, shiny and elastic, and not prone to skin diseases.
Matters needing attention in cold water bath
Do warm-up exercises.
In order to adapt to the temperature of cold water without causing strong irritation to the skin, you can warm up before each bath, rub your skin for a few minutes until you feel red and hot, and then take a cold bath.
Pay attention to the order of bathing.
When taking a bath, don't splash water on your feet at the beginning. You should first "pour" cold water on your limbs, then rinse your chest and back for a few minutes to let your body have a gradual adaptation process, then rinse your body with cold water and rub your body while washing.
Bathing time should not be too long.
Generally, the cold water bath time is 10~ 15 minutes, so it is appropriate for the body to adapt. Dry quickly with a towel after bathing, put on loose clothes and rub your joints with your hands to prevent arthritis.