Today was a whole new level of cold for me with my morning swim.
They claim that it is 58F but it feels much colder.
Maybe it felt so cold because the air was so cold and there was a breeze. When I removed my jacket and heavy clothes the wind cut my skin like sharks teeth. It is something else when you have to go from feeling very cold with the wind just before you go into the even colder water. Actually, the air temperature was 31F and the water was 58F, so the water was supposedly a bit warmer. I turned my heating on before I left the house and had my space heater on in my office. The first thing I do when I get home is soak my hands and feet in very warm water for about 20 minutes. They are so cold that it is tough to move them and when I tried to adjust the thermostat my fingers wouldn’t function properly. I know these cold dips are good for my body but sometimes the pain after the swim in my hands and feet is unbearable. I plan to swim the whole winter and know that cooling and heating up the body is very good, especially for people like me with joint pain. I also cut out all sugar a couple years ago and this really helped a lot with reducing the pain and inflammation in my joints. I have a hot water boiler that I use to heat up the water quickly instead of running the hot water in the faucet, which takes way too long to heat up. It was just a new level of cold today that I’ve never felt before.