for this many miles
⇩
in the blazing California
and I used this
6-8 times
After I finished the walk, I did this……..
AND THEN THIS
Intense exercise actually causes microtrauma, or tiny tears in muscle fibers. This muscle damage not only stimulates muscle cell activity and helps repair the damage and strengthen the muscles ( muscle hypertrophy), but it is also linked with delayed onset muscle pain and soreness (DOMS) , which occurs between 24 and 72 hours after exercise.
By taking an ice bath after a long walk or run, it’s believed that you slow down this metabolic process, which in turn, reduces swelling and tissue breakdown. It helps release lactic acid and soothes aching muscles.
Then, with rewarming, the increased blood flow speeds circulation, and in turn, improves the healing process. Although there is no current protocol regarding the ideal time and temperature for cold immersion routines, most athletes or trainers who use them recommend a water temperature between 12 to 15 degrees Celsius and immersion times of 5 to 10 and sometimes up to 20 minutes.
Ice baths are not for the feint hearted. It helps to be a gluten for punishment like I am. If you do try this, make sure you ease in to the water gradually. After the initial shock it actually feels good!
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I loooooove my waterproof camera. 😀 So much fun 🙂
BTW, Nice picture updates. I especially like that arrow; it's like a flow chart ;D
I tell ya, my friend, if you were in Canada, you can just go sit in the snow and not have to worry about making the ice cubes ;-).
[Hey . . . Wait a minute . 12-15*C isn't cold ;). Remember the cabin out in the middle of nowhere with no electricity and no running water my family has that I told ya about? I went swimming in that lake on May long weekend a bunch of years ago. It was rather cold.]
Do you have a waterproof camera, or were you just being really careful?
Keep it up, epic Steve! Brrr . . . 😀
Waterproof camera…..Believe me, when your core body temp is 39 degrees C, 12 feels like sub zero.
I believe that I would find it very difficult to take an ice bath. I like my baths very very hot with lots of lavender bath salts.