Doesn’t the sound of a cold 🥶 shower 🚿 sound amazing? ▫️ For some it does and for most it makes them shiver 🥶 . But what if we told you that taking a cold shower could actually help you lose weight 😱. Are you interested? ▫️ Cold therapy ❄️ boosts the energy producing part of all the cells in your body, which creates heat 🔥- a byproduct of energy production. ▫️ We have two types of adipose tissue (fat) – White adipose tissue (WAT) and Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT). ▫️ 👉🏻WAT is stored in the body (ie. Stubborn midsection, thigh fat) to be used as energy in times of stress.The only way WAT can be used for energy is when there is not enough stored glycogen (sugar/energy) in the liver, thus stimulating the ACTH > adrenaline >cortisol STRESS CASCADE – resulting in gluconeogenesis (keto, low carb, fasting). ▫️ 💎BAT is derived from muscle tissue and has a higher number of mitochondria than white fat. Mitochondria, which is the powerhouse of the cell, gives this type of fat its brown coloring and uses energy (calories) to generate heat. Since brown fat burns calories, this type of fat can help you maintain a healthy weight, in addition to helping you stay warm. ▫️ 💎The more brown fat you have, the more metabolic you are and the more weight you lose. ▫️ 💎When used correctly cold ❄️ therapy can be very beneficial to the generation of BAT therefore increasing metabolic rate, increasing norepinephrine + dopamine, increasing immune cells, increase mitochondrial biogenesis (allowing for greater glucose uptake by muscles) and strengthening environmental tolerance and stress management. ▫️ 💎The best exposure is using a large full immersion tub with cold ice and water but for most, that is not going to happen. I always recommend starting with a cold shower for most. Just titrate the nob slowly to the R every minute or so until it gets cold. You can stay there for about 5min, but breath work is the key in determining whether or not the stress of the cold increases your resiliency or not. . . #coldshower #coldtherapy #coldimmersion #whitefat #brownfat #metabolicfat #coldforweightloss #coldshowerweightloss https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsv0nG9hMC1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3dlk3ycsqrng
