Bathing in the ice-hole

Bathing in the ice-hole becomes especially popular on Epiphany. On this day, everyone considers it their duty to receive a blessing and plunge into the icy water. For someone it's fun, but for someone - a way of life. Each of us more than once was surprised at the sight of people in bathing suits in the winter in the frost. How to behave properly, and what to do, so swimming in the ice-hole brought health, and not vice versa.

First of all, find out if you have any contraindications. These include diseases of the kidneys, cardiovascular system, thyroid gland, bronchopulmonary.

Take care of the inventory. Wear a bathing suit. Take a towel, slippers, dry clothes and tools for cutting the ice hole with you. Pay attention to the weather. In severe frosts, you can swim only if there is a heated house next to it. Otherwise, you are threatened with cold or frostbite.

Choose a place for swimming is difficult. In large cities, there are not so many. In some, everyone swims, while others - belong to the clubs. The latter is easy to learn - there are always walrus lodges near them. You can ask club members to take advantage of this convenience or even join their community.

If you go to a deserted place and are not sure that someone is swimming there, then be sure to take tools for cutting the hole. In such places you can especially not care about your appearance. Bathing in the ice hole will bring even more pleasure and give new sensations.

Even before leaving the house, you need to take care of clothes. It should be warm and simple. You should not be cold either before or after swimming. Shoes and clothes you should easily take off and dress. Velcro and lightning fit as fasteners. Remember that after a bath, your fingers will not be good for you, and it will be difficult for you to cope with laces and buttons. The fur mittens will warm your hands best. Gloves in this case will be less effective. Provided all the little things, you will enjoy bathing in the ice hole.

Preparing for this a few extreme activities will take some time. Be sure to inspect the hole. Large and small pieces of ice have to be scooped out, as they can be seriously injured. It is not recommended to approach the hole one. Bring a few people with you. If you do not know what the depth is, do not jump into the water. Better smoothly, gradually enter. When descending into the water it is better to use a wooden staircase. Be sure to make sure that you can get out of the ice hole on your own.

Bathing in the hole is very useful, but for beginners it can be dangerous. Try not to wet your head. This will increase cooling, and it will be difficult to dry hair on the street. Of course, if you are an experienced person, then this is not a problem for you.

After bathing, wipe dry immediately. In windy weather, try to dress quickly and keep warm. If the weather allows, you can go for a little run or do some exercises.

If you get dressed, you feel shivering and cold, then keep moving actively, you can do exercises.

Like any other business, bathing in the ice-hole has its own tricks:

• So that the shoes do not cool down, put in it folded socks;
• Warm up the shoes will help bottles with warm water that you can take from home;
• If there is no house near the house, you can warm up by sweating with warm water.

If you have the first bath in the hole, then make sure, first of all, that it is safe for health. This hardening of the body is considered extreme and, in the presence of certain diseases, can have an extremely undesirable effect.

For the first time, take with you an experienced person who can explain how to do everything correctly and with health benefits. Never dive in completely unfamiliar places.