Сontrast Shower: pros and cons

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Today let’s talk about contrast shower. From my own experience I can tell that it’s a really good and useful thing to do, especially if you’re trying to deal with extra weight and cellulite. But bear in mind that it’s only an addition to your exercising and dieting. It can’t substitute any of them.

I hope my advice will help you to achieve fantastic results.

You might have heard a lot about contrast shower and its benefits. But not so many people know how to take use it and what kinds of contra-indications it may have. There is no doubt that contrast shower improves immune system and has a great influence on nervous system. Thanks to temperature drop you get not only full charge of energy but you also give a good training to your blood vessels and improve you muscle and skin tone. But keep in mind that you may experience certain discomfort at first. It’s absolutely natural: in order to get some kind of pleasure out of little physical stress you have to perform this procedure at least a few times. Eventually you will feel the need to take contrast shower every day as it gives you energy for the whole day. Besides it’s especially useful during autumn and winter when virus infections are rife and rampant.

How to take contrast shower

First of all, don’t throw yourself into extremes. It’s better to begin with a comfortable temperature. Remember the main rule: begin with hot water, finish with cold and don’t stand under the shower with the water pouring directly onto your head (only your body). The perfect contrast duration is 15 seconds. (15 seconds of hot shower in the beginning and the same of cold shower). At first you can take moderately hot (warm) and cool shower (10 seconds each contrast). In two-three weeks you can increase the number of “hot-cold” contrasts to three times. 

After the procedure you have to dry yourself and get warm. Don’t go outside immediately after the procedure; let your body to adapt. Take contrast shower at least three hours before sleep as it’s really bracing.

Is it possible to lose weight taking contrast shower?

Contrast shower improves blood circulation, thereby enhancing metabolism. Contrast shower is very useful if you have problems with cellulite. Make a circulate massage of your belly and buttocks with shower jet at a distance of 10 cm from your body. Massage your legs top-down from the front and bottom-up from behind. Together with exercising you can get a very good result in your battle with cellulite and extra weight.