Bathing in ice hole on the Epiphany, Jan. 19 - a ritual perpetrated by our ancestors still ancient times to wash the accumulated sins and for the year to update at the same time body and soul.
According to the beliefs, on this day the water in rivers and other water bodies acquires miraculous powers and can even heal. Not surprisingly, this curative bath becomes more and more popular every year. If this year you decided to plunge into the hole, prepare for this event.
Dive or not to dive?
Everyone, before the "tune" the first time on scuba diving in the hole, set not one question: Is it possible to dive for me? what is needed for that? whether it will harm health? whether it is necessary somehow to prepare for it in advance? These are the questions we will address today, because just around the corner Baptism, and therefore it is necessary to "arm" the necessary knowledge in this matter.
All those who once poured cold water or take a shower alone, know the feeling of incredible tidal forces. Diving in the hole has the same effect, only ten times more. And it's not just a feeling, and having at a well-founded scientific fact: during times of stress (and diving into the icy water just is stressful for the body), the adrenal glands "emit" anti-stress hormones into the bloodstream in large enough unusual for the body, the amount of activating at the same time all the systems of the human body and the most mobilizing its defenses function.
Proved by the fact that the people involved in the system in winter swimming is much less likely to suffer, and even in old age quite energetic and cheerful.
Due to expansion of blood vessels, improving blood circulation and therefore accelerating "Shipping" nutrients to the cells body, causing increased capabilities of the nervous system, strengthens muscle tone, as well as a rapid "exit" toxins from body.
10 tips to prepare for the Winter Swimming
With proper preparation for immersion into ice water and the absence of serious contraindications disposable immersion person with "average" health can move without difficulty.
Of course, it is highly desirable before this "extreme" procedure to consult with your doctor, therapist and adhere to 10 basic rules.
- 2-3 days and start to accustom your body to the cold: a few days to take a contrast shower, then pour cold water, but not in the shower, and from the basin or bucket.
- 3-5 days prior to diving to minimize the use of products containing vitamin C, such as citrus fruits, rosehips and herbs. These products are strong enough to stimulate the human immune system, and diving under the ice is one of the most sharp "stimulants", so if this thing "too far", goes the opposite effect and the immune system begins to fall. This nuance is necessary to take into account a few days after the plunge, as the adrenal glands continue another couple of days the release of potent anti-inflammatory hormones.
- Prepare comfortable clothing, which can be both easy to remove and put on quickly. It is desirable that it did not have buttons (up easily fastens on the zipper), shoelaces, that came out of the water can be easily put on, not having to freeze. You can also take with a rug on which will stand until the wipes.
- Two hours before diving you need a square meal (but not to themselves diving), as immersion the body begins to consume as much as possible your "fuel" for your heating, capturing all resources body.
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If you are new in this business, then you should not start a dive under the ice at a temperature of -10 ° C - it is quite dangerous. Better experiment at a temperature of 3 to 5 degrees below zero. If the air temperature falls below - 7, do not plunge headlong.
- Prorub must choose correctly equipped with a reliable ladder or a shallow shore.
- Before diving must be thoroughly warmed up, using squats, waving hands, jumping - so the body better will take a dive into the icy water.
- Go into the water should not too slow and not too fast - try to make the dive as much as possible "smooth."
- In no case can not drink alcoholic beverages before diving, as the body will be more difficult to warm up after that, as well as the possible rupture of blood vessels. "After," if so much want, then we can take for warmth - to make a couple of sips.
- After diving, dressed in dry clothes, it is best to warm up with hot tea.
"Overdo" it is not recommended to swim in the hole, otherwise the body will begin to supercool. The optimal time for finding in ice water - 10 seconds. This applies to "non-professionals" in this case. During this time you can manage to just plunge traditionally three times - and this would be sufficient. And a photo of your friends or relatives also have time to do :)
To dip you can not?
Not everyone can be involved in the "holy" diving:
• due to the increase of adrenal blood sugar, such bath is contraindicated for people suffering from diabetes;
• hypertensive and people suffering from arrhythmias, also should not take part in diving, because you can provoke a hypertensive crisis, a heart attack or stroke due to increasing pressure;
• diving are not recommended for kidney and urinary tract;
• contraindicated in "ice" diving future mummies as a vascular stress can cause premature contractions.
The choice is yours - and who are ready mentally and physically, all the nice diving and holy ablutions. Be healthy!
