Since ancient times, it is believed that Epiphany water cures and if to dive into an ice-hole on Epiphany, do not get sick. Doctors are not so categorical and say that you need to dive on holiday with your mind, not to harm health. How to prepare the body for swimming in the hole, how to dive at the Baptism of the Lord, and not to get sick? Read on Kolobok.ua.
There are two swimming side to the Epiphany: the first - the medical, the second - the spiritual. When you can not categorically dive? How to prepare your body for the procedure? And after bathing in the hole does not make pneumonia?
Tip 1 - Pay attention to health. regular hardening - good for your health. But the sharp hypothermia can cause inflammation of chronic diseases. Therefore, the need to properly prepare for diving, especially if you decide to do it the first time at Baptism.
What are the contraindications for bathing?
- any disease in the acute phase;
- cardiovascular diseases;
- epilepsy transferred cranial trauma, multiple sclerosis of cerebral vessels;
- diabetes, hyperthyroidism;
- glaucoma, conjunctivitis;
- a stomach ulcer, enterocolitis, cholecystitis, hepatitis;
- venereal disease.
Tip 2 - Get ready to bathe beforehand. Ideally, you need to prepare for a dip in August. But who thinks of the summer swimming in Baptism? There is a rapid preparation for two days with the help of a contrast shower.
How to prepare for bathing on Epiphany for a few days
The first day - take a shower before a small charge, from 5 to 10 minutes. The first shower stand under warm water for about 2 minutes. Gradually reduce the water temperature to cool. Cold water hosed limbs: hands up to the elbows and legs to the knees. After that, well wipe off with a towel, put on a bathrobe, drink warm tea. The procedure may be carried out 3-4 times a day, gradually increasing the duration of perfusion with cold water and land area hardening.
On the second day You do all the same. Only now, a cold shower drenches the whole body. Can not stand the cold stream for longer than 5 minutes, keep this in mind! After showering wipe off well with a towel, put on a warm robe and drink warm tea.
Tip 3 - Select the font.It is better to bathe in specially organized places and not where you want. Firstly, the organizers have taken into account the ideal parameters and depth of the font, and secondly, often near a lifeguard. Third, there are many people who if anything can help.
Tip 4 - Take the necessary equipment. Bring a bathing suit, swimming trunks, a towel, a bathrobe, a set of dry clothes and blanching, slippers, not to run to the font of bare feet on the ice. Please note that the sole does not slide slippers. Bring a thermos of tea. You can also take warm socks.
Tip 5 - warm up before diving.Just do not alcohol! Alcohol is strictly impossible to use before diving into the hole. It may seem that it warms you, but it turns out exactly the contrary, it enhances heat transfer. There is every chance to earn an inflammation of the lungs, because you can not see hypothermia.
I need to warm up exercise. For a few minutes to make a charge. The body should be hot but not sweating. Undressed, take a few strokes of his arms and legs, sit-ups and tilts.
Tip 6 - do not stay in the water.Orthodox tradition says that you need to bathe three times. It's enough. Three quick plunge and go to the land. You may find that you can last longer in the water. It is quite possible, but it is better not to do it, not to get sick.
It does not matter if you do not plunge with his head. Better care of himself. It's one thing if you sit after a swim in the warm car and leave, and another thing, if you need 20 minutes to walk from the hole with a wet head in the cold.
Tip 7 - keep warm after bathing.There handy thermos of tea. But first pound body well with a towel, get dressed quickly in the dry, and now you can drink tea. Alcohol after swimming in the hole and absolutely can not eat!
Tip 8 - do not force yourself to bathe. If you do not want to dive, afraid to do it, do not give in to the herd instinct. The body knows best.
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