"The Iceman" Wim Hof claims a combination of breathing exercises and cold exposure can bring people many benefits, including increased willpower; fat loss; a"fortified" immune response;"balanced" hormones; and reduced inflammation.
Separately, the WHM also involves"cold therapy," or exposure to cold. The WHM website says cold therapy can involve cold showers and ice baths. However, in social media videos, Hof and other practitioners often submerge themselves in bodies of water outside. "I did that every day since 44 years ago up till now," Hof says in the video. After coming out of the water, he adds,"Back then, I was alone. Right now, millions are doing it!" The video, which had more than half a million views as of April 3, then cuts to a montage of people going into cold water to follow Hof's lead.Dangers of breath-holding in waterExperts told Live Science that, if people do as Hof does in that 2021 video, they can face life-threatening consequences.
Hyperventilation alone can make people pass out, as can following hyperventilation with a deep breath, Pernett said. You can also black out from just doing a breath hold. In all these scenarios, the loss of blood-borne carbon dioxide causes blood vessels to narrow and prevents enough blood from reaching the brain, inducing unconsciousness.
"What Wim Hof did is about the most dangerous thing you can do when you go into cold water," Tipton told Live Science, in reference to the 2021 video.
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