Cold Shower Vs. Hot Shower: Which Is Better?

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:21 Benefits of a Cold Shower
1:53 Benefits of a Hot Shower
0:28 Conclusion

A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers have temperature, spray pressure and adjustable showerhead nozzle. The simplest showers have a swivelling nozzle aiming down on the user, while more complex showers have a showerhead connected to a hose that has a mounting bracket. This allows the showerer to hold the showerhead by hand to spray the water onto different parts of their body. A shower can be installed in a small shower stall or bathtub with a plastic shower curtain or door. Showering is common in Western culture due to the efficiency of using it compared with a bathtub. Its use in hygiene is, therefore, common practice.[1][page needed]The original showers were neither indoor structures nor man-made but were common natural formations: waterfalls.[2] The falling water rinsed the bathers completely clean and was more efficient than bathing in a traditional basin, which required manual transport of both fresh and waste water. Ancient people began to reproduce these natural phenomena by pouring jugs of water, often very cold, over themselves after washing. There has been evidence of early upper class Egyptian and Mesopotamians having indoor shower rooms where servants would bathe them in the privacy of their own homes.[3] However, these were rudimentary by modern standards, having rudimentary drainage systems and water was carried, not pumped, into the room. The ancient Greeks were the first people to have showers. Their aqueducts and sewage systems made of lead pipes allowed water to be pumped both into and out of large communal shower rooms used by elites and common citizens alike.[4] These rooms have been discovered at the site of the city Pergamum and can also be found represented in pottery of the era. The depictions are very similar to modern locker room showers, and even included bars to hang up clothing.[5][page needed] The ancient Romans also followed this convention; their famous bathhouses (Thermae) can be found all around the Mediterranean and as far out as modern-day England. The Romans not only had these showers but also believed in bathing multiple times a week, if not every day. The water and sewage systems developed by the Greeks and Romans broke down and fell out of use after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Modern showers

The first mechanical shower, operated by a hand pump, was patented in England in 1767 by William Feetham,[citation needed] a stove maker from Ludgate Hill in London. His shower contraption used a pump to force the water into a vessel above the user's head and a chain would then be pulled to release the water from the vessel. Although the system dispensed with the servant labour of filling up and pouring out buckets of water, the showers failed to catch on with the rich as a method for piping hot water through the system was not available. The system would also recycle the same dirty water through every cycle.

This early start was greatly improved in the anonymously invented English Regency shower design of circa 1810 (there is some ambiguity among the sources).[2] The original design was over 10 feet (3

[brandonorozco]

I went from someone who takes hot steamy showers to someone who turns the nozzle all the way down and it’s still not cold enough for me. I feel a lot more energized and my skin feels a lot better. I have heard taking hot showers can actually damage your skin

[tanban]

I took a cold shower for the first time today, and the feeling is not that great at first, but then when you get out and dry, it feels amazing.

Cant let go of my hot shower after a long tiring day, but I'll try implementing cold showers as a routine for the morning!

[camkaigonbomb]

I usually take cold shower in the morning, and at night do a hot shower that ends with a quick cold rinse

[mizubiart]

I like taking cold showers, but it’s as I’ve come to realise very dependent on my circadian rhythms. Cold showers incite oxygen intake and stimulate circulation, making them excellent for the morning. At night though, I want to relax my system to get the best sleep. So from my experience, it’s best to shower cold in the morning for a short time and at night take the time to cleanse with warm to hot water. That being said, cold showers are enjoyable if you sing and crank it to the coldest setting; that way the shock outnumber the feeling of cold!

[jaketryban]

I scrub and wash with hot then I go cold as long as I can and just stand there controlling my breathing. After a cold shower I feel so good. I’m alert and I feel and endorphin rush

[darkglass]

Cold Shower Benefits:
- Increased Cold Resistance (small to medium)
- Increased Recovery (small to medium)
- Status Resistance - Sickness (+29%), bonus effect: reduced itching

Hot Shower Benefits:
- Increased Heat Resistance (small to medium)
- Increased Stamina Recovery (small to medium), bonus effect: Increased Intelligence after waking up from sleep status
- Decrease in Respiratory effects (Coughing by 1 stage, Sneezing by 1 stage, others (small))

[harjodhsidhu]

after a workout, warm is the best, feel like i heal better. also recent studies show hot pack speed up the recovery process and ice packs slow it down

[natlocst]

Not gonna lie, just took one, and I am usualy a pretty "down" person. I couldn't stop laughing for some reason tho, it was pretty cool.

[lil_dragon_flies]

I'll say this. As a person who takes hot showers and almost never cold showers. I'm pretty productive most of the time rather it's noticeable or not. I also seen whenever I tried taking cold showers I'm less comfortable and just freezing the rest of the day. Cold showers are good for skin and all and if you feel energized by them go for it. But if you wanna be more comfortable I reccemond taking hot showers.

[Someone-himl]

We should take cold showers in the morning and hot showers in the night

[sidhuumoosewalagodforme]

Big fan sir I'm your big FAN ! TNX FOR AMEZING INFORMATION

[melvynianarcenalpulusan]

I take a bath at least 2 times a day Hot in the night and Cold in the morning

[rrex]

can i take both shower like first hot shower then after that cold shower

[myieshajohnson]

When the weather break down when the weather gets hot I take warm showers but before I get out the shower 🚿 I turn the water to cool water to get cool

[zfpejbc]

Cold showers make you feel better because you can experience dispair, anxiety, sadness, frustation, and all the other negative emotions at maximum power in just a couple seconds and once it's finished you reconsider life itself. Change my mind.

[Randomstuff-miee]

Cold showers are really not that bad. It's usually the first minute that it's hard. And once you practice every single day, it's really very easy and your skin's much better.

[VoodooMan]

Basically take cold showers in morning, and hot showers at night, To get best of both worlds and help yourself the most.

[monasingh-theo]

Wherever we live, we need bath in that temperature of locality...whatever comes in taps, that's best...i have this knowledge when i live/fight alone my life..father /husband not there for help...hot water open pores of skin...a cleansing effect...

[joshuaak]

Extremely hot showers also gives endurance