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I do cold when I'm going to go on a podcast. I definitely do cold when I'm going to do a podcast, when I'm going to give a talk or when I'm anxious. I need to make it more of a ritual. ... But what I do love about the cold is how I feel after. And I feel less anxious. I feel good. I feel more focused, which is why I'll usually do it before any type of public speaking, or when I'm just anxious, I'll just get in there.
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Like, I like to do cold-water immersion for brain benefits like in, you know, feeling you get norepinephrine release and it affects my anxiety and my mood and focus and attention. But I don't ever do it after strength training, so, it's usually on a day that I'm not strength training.
I do about 49 90 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 minutes. I like to get that little norepinephrine pump because I'm It really helps with the focus and the attention, improving mood, sort of it has a little bit of an anxolytic effect where anxiety is a little bit lowered as well.