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November 24 – Walrus Day, an amazing holiday. Few people know about it, and therefore they celebrate it extremely rarely. And how? Do not go to the Arctic at the walrus rookery – to congratulate and celebrate.
Woman’s Day has a better idea – to start doing winter swimming, hardening. Moreover, what a reason! Even if there is no snow outside the window yet, the reservoirs are not covered with an ice crust – it doesn’t matter. Real walruses swim all year round. Why do you suddenly need to be tempered? Read a few reasons “for” from a “walrus” girl who is not afraid of the cold, a doctor and an expert in the beauty industry from Chelyabinsk.
“You can say that I have been tempered since infancy: my parents poured icy water on me in the bathroom, sometimes they did not wear a hat for walks, despite the fact that the weather was cool, and were not afraid to open the windows because of the drafts. And as a child, after a shower, I loved to run barefoot in the snow in one dressing gown. I was ill very rarely, and if it happened, I recovered in a couple of days. Well, about five years ago, the whole family began to swim in Lake Turgoyak all year round. Even in winter frosts and cold we dive into an ice-hole. “
“Dad has been hardening for many years, before he just doused himself with ice water on the street, naturally connected his mother, brother and me to this, but then he realized that this was not enough. Now many of my friends and acquaintances, too, can easily enter the icy water, dive into the ice-hole, becoming infected with the example of our family and throwing away all fears and doubts. “
Winter swimming for immunity
“Hardening increases immunity in both adults and children. And it’s very cool when you practically do not get sick, do not use medicines and doctors’ services. Life becomes freer, happier and cooler. “
Winter swimming for mood and energy
“If I suddenly start to get sick, I pour myself cold water, I don’t remember any other way of treatment in my life. In addition, swimming in ice water gives a lot of strength and incredible energy. “
Winter swimming for beauty and youth
“It’s no secret that winter swimming has a rejuvenating effect on the skin of the face and body. And those who are engaged in hardening can confirm this. Winter swimming is both an “elixir of youth” and always a healthy blush. But if plunging into an ice hole in winter is too extreme for you, you can start with such a procedure as rubbing your face with ice. A sort of beauty hardening. “
When frozen water and facial skin interact, you need to know a few rules:
1. Contact of the face and ice should be minimal, so as not to chill the vessels and facial nerves.
2. Ice cubes can be made from mineral water, herbal decoction, tea or natural juice.
3. You need to use only fresh ice cubes, otherwise they will not be useful;
4. After the procedure, do not wipe your face, but let the moisture absorb.
5. You can wipe your face not only in the morning, but also during the day.
6. But in all procedures the main thing is regularity, and if you do such rubdowns every day, you will notice how your skin will delight you with youth and beauty for a long time to come. “
“Winter swimming slows down the aging process, which means it supports male strength and endurance. Men who are hardening are always in good shape – active and vigorous. And for fans of extreme sports, this is another way to diversify their workouts – to add extreme, ice bathing as an unusual type of cardio workout. “