Otužování pro pokročilé i začátečníky – Dobropolski Dawid (2022)

Cold Power in Practice - Acclimatization and Perception of Cold - Effects on the Organism and Practical Advice ****************** THE EFFECT OF COLD ON THE ORGANISM - NOT JUST A FASHIONABLE BUT ALSO A USEFUL TREND Civilizational diseases have much in common with poor energy management in our bodies. They are often associated with overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Cold uncompromisingly confronts the organism with its stress nature and forces it to properly utilize its energy for survival. If we acclimatize in a controlled manner, stress can improve energy management, thus diverting us from civilizational diseases. If we can adapt to the cold, our immune system will be more mobilized - which can impact broadly understood immunity. Resilience to stress, body temperature, metabolic health - these are other fragments of the story about the beneficial effects of acclimatization. This is evidenced by numerous testimonies from so-called 'frosties' who swore that acclimatization was not for them and that they would never overcome it - and usually, they end up being the most exemplary acclimatizers.