Alternatives to Wim Hof methods
Wim Hof is famous for withstanding extreme cold (iceman) and for his breathing techniques… Now I like to explain how and why his techniques are working and how we can substitute his techniques to get similar results much easier… Wim Hof’s method has 3 components: 1. Breathing 2. Cold therapy 3. Mind focus 1. The breathing method I have explained in a previous Blog (Wim Hof's breathing method.) We do 30 power Breaths, Maximum breathing in and out and at the end, we breathe every air totally out and try not to breathe in for a longer time (target 3 minutes)… Again, we are doing the same two times more. I made first-round 1:52 seconds, third round 2:37 seconds retention time… The medical explanation We have an automatic nervous system that does the breathing and all the function in our body. We differentiate between the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic… Sympathetic are fight/flight system, Alarm, stress, breath in, increase blood pressure/heartbeat, tightening muscles… Parasympat