NOTE: Not for major weight loss.
I just discovered a new trick for loosing weight, and it works! Want to know what it is? Of course you do! Well its simple really, all you have to do is get under a cold shower for at least thirty seconds. Unbelievable you say? Well I have some science to back me up (check the sources at the bottom of the page)!
First of all, did you know that there are two types of fat? You have 'em both! They are known as white fat and brown fat.
White fat is the stuff you try to get rid of, the stuff in your thighs, butt, stomach and hips. This type of fat can be tough to loose as you probably know.
Brown fat on the other hand is what helps heat your body by burning white fat cells. Great huh? It was thought that only babies carried around brown fat, but it turns out we never loose it! It's just dormant. Brown fat is stored in your chest, neck and back.
Ever notice when you jump in a cold pool you feel like you're freezing, but after a while you 'get used to it'? You have your brown fat to thank for that. When your body gets cold, your brown fat cells act fast and burn your white fat cells to bring you back to ***homeostasis. Now does this make more sense?
And as an added bonus, the process where your brown fat is burning white fat also detoxes your body, regulates your **endocrine glands (balancing hormones), decreases blood pressure, and increases immunity!
You may still think that taking a cold shower would be difficult, but it's not! All you have to do is take your regular shower at your preferred temperature and do your usual shower stuff. By the end of your shower, slowly turn the hot water off, and then turn it off completely. Eventually you will get used to doing it and you'll be more comfortable staying under the cold water for longer periods of time.
Doing this won't make you loose a lot of fat, but it will help guaranteed. It works for me, and I hope it works for you as well.
***homeostasis: the tendency of a system to maintain internal stability
**endocrine glands: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.
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Cool, never knew that!
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