Since ancient times, Bath was for a Russian man is not only a place of purification, but also a place of healing. Especially we liked to go to the bath in the cold winter to warm up and harden. Hardening consisted contrast temperatures: after steam hopped in snow, ice hole, and Hot etc. Now, many are practicing this method of recovery, adding to it in a cold swimming pool or soul.
Snow
If the winter was enough snow and you have to accept there is a great bathhouse in the countryside, you can use the method of hardening the snow. Please note that the steam room for such procedures should be well warmed up, the couple should be healing (with the addition of herbs, essential oils, etc.).
Before snowy font you need a good warm up, warm up with a broom (preferably under the supervision of a professional). And then to throw in the fresh snow.
Important! Those who are just starting their way of tempering, it is not necessary all at once plunge into a snowdrift. Start with wiping slowly get used to. Snow "bath" should be clean, it is best to loosen the snow before the procedure.
snowy rubdown
Alternatively, suitable for beginners. Be sure to follow the rules:
- Never tempers people should be extremely careful. Start with wiping the face, shoulders, arms;
- Rub snow circular motion or walk around the massage lines up and down;
- Do not use the procedure for hard snow, you can injure the skin;
- Do not overdo it with the push;
- As soon as the skin becomes warm, stop the massage.
ice-hole
An alternative font can be snowy ice hole. Such a method of hardening only those people can be used, which for years were quenched and trained. Otherwise a high risk of death.
Diving should not take more than 20 seconds. The cold will benefit only in the short term, if you stay longer in the icy water, you may get a shock.
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How to dive?
Never go to the hole alone, be sure to take with you one or two friends, that in case of emergency, they came to you for help. Immersion is carried out according to the rules:
- Warming up in the bath should be careful using brooms;
- Before bathing need to soak your head in a waiting room with cold water;
- Begin docked with the left foot, as in this case vessels are narrowed smoothly;
- In the water vigorously move as possible;
- Being in icy water can be not more than 20 seconds.
After coming out of the hole you need to immediately go back to the steam room, rub a terry towel or a sheet, make a massage and warm. It is better to immediately drink a warm herbal tea with honey. Warm up gradually.
Hot or cold pool
It is more gentle in comparison with alternative ice-hole. However, the best is to follow the same rules. Never does anything without training, drastically. This can cause irreparable damage to health or even cause death.
Contraindications
Contrasting hardening have many contraindications. They can not be ignored:
- cardio-vascular nature;
- heart attack, stroke or ischemic heart disease in the past;
- unstable blood pressure;
- thrombosis;
- atherosclerosis;
- asthma;
- bronchial or lung diseases;
- neurological diseases;
- kidney disease;
- allergy to the cold;
- pregnancy;
- alcohol intoxication.