He has set records for swimming under ice, for sitting in a box full of ice, for running barefoot on ice.
#Wim hof method tv#
Hof is a stuntman, an extreme athlete and now a wellness guru with a primetime TV show ( Freeze the Fear With Wim Hof, on BBC One). Normally, it takes eight hours to go up and back, I did it in one hour and a quarter.” He actually out-mountain-goated a mountain goat.Īnyway, ego or no, now we go, to the garden, where he has a barrel of icy water ready … “I think the animal respected my animalistic energy. But still he was full of energy, so he ran on up to the top of the mountain, overtaking a mountain goat on the descent. They got to the hut where they were spending the night Hof realised they had forgotten to bring the food, so he went back down, made Spanish tortillas and brought them back up for the group. My favourite is one about leading a group of people up a mountain in the Spanish Pyrenees. He is full of stories starring Wim Hof as the hero. I’m no expert but I’d say that Hof’s ego is in pretty good health.
Hof teaches Sam Wollaston his breathing method. “A cold shower a day keeps the doctor away,” is another and “We go, no ego.” “Yes, I always say: ‘Get high on your own supply.’” He likes a catchphrase. I’m feeling relaxed, calm, a little bit trippy. And, yes, it improves the virility as well.” I don’t think I said I had any issues with my virility, did I? “You’re dealing with the chemical residue that causes the anxiety, you are cleansing the shit. I told him I had some osteoarthritis in my hand this will help, he says, optimistically. He talks as I hold it, and says my body is bringing down inflammation. Right now I’m just focusing on my breathing.Īnd one more time, two and a half minutes without breathing. I had put it to him that some of his claims are quite bold, and that he has his critics. He says there’s more adrenaline rushing through my system than there would be if I was doing a bungee jump. We do another round of breathing, then I hold it for two minutes. I feel a bit tingly, hear a slight ringing noise, but I can do it, a minute and a half, he times it on his phone. So off we go again: 40 full breaths, exhale, then hold it, this time for a minute and a half.
“Three, two, one, fully in, squeeze it a little bit to your head, this is bringing cerebrospinal fluid to the brain, letting go. You are without air in your lungs, we will do one minute.”Īnd we – I – do, hold my breath for a minute. “And stop, close your mouth, easy does it, just stay relaxed and witness.
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