Cold Shower

1 brave thing: Cold Therapy

There are many rabbit holes to explore in maximizing my health and well-being. Some doctors believe that exposure to extreme temperatures can activate our body’s natural defenses against disease. Sundays are a recovery day for me, meaning no ultra training. A cold shower seemed like a brave enough thing to do on recovery day.

Why it matters. Beyond the potential health benefits of cold exposure, the concept of doing something hard and something you do not want to do each day makes a specific area of your brain larger. Athletes, overcomes, and those who achieve old age all seem to have this area of the brain enlarged. So doing things you do not want to do seems to matter from a recent podcast discussion on the Huberman Lab with David Goggins. Here is a link to the clip if you are interested. I find it very interesting that we can build this area up.

7 days in. Time to take a moment to reflect on the first successful week of the Brave Blog. I may not hit 365/365 but it feels great to start the year off 7/7 and be more intentional about having bracve moments and documenting them.

On to week 2!

Justin