Everyday Systems: shovelglove: message 496 of 649

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Have you ever read about cold water dousing it was
very popular in Europe and Asia in the 1800's and now
people are rediscovering it. It seems very intense.
--- Debbie Feder <deborahfederlmt@...> wrote:

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> --- In , Richard Spears
> <lokityrus@y...> 
> wrote: 
> > Way to go Deb, Ive read studies where children
> who are introduced 
> to exercise at a young age develop better focus, and
> discipline. 
> Weighted crunches can be very good my advice try for
> sets of five 
> rather than a bunch of high rep sets. Keep rocking.
> Richard
> 
> ....Yes I agree, sets of five are great..Thanks
> Richard! :)
> I am up to two sets so far! LOL :)
> So my son is having a "play date", with his friend
> now... He wanted 
> to show his friend the Shovelglove... So they came
> in and he picked 
> it up and said with a big smile "Doesn't even hurt"
> with a cool 
> delivery... I said "I love this kid!" and gave him a
> big high 
> five! :)
> I did contrast bathing for my arms last night... Wow
> there is 
> nothing like ice massage to get the blood flowing,
> but it is painful 
> I say.... Wanna test your pain threshhold guys? Ice
> your forearms 
> and see if you aren't biting your lips and gritting
> your teeth by a 
> few minutes.... Only go as long as it takes to get
> numb, if you make 
> it that long.... then contrast bathe it with nice
> hot water (not 
> scalding be careful, the ice does interfere with
> your temperature 
> perception and you can injure the tissue) but then
> always end with 
> ice. I can't really explain the feeling this causes
> very well, but 
> you will be looking at your arms by the end and
> wondering if they 
> have changed into giant chili peppers they get so
> red! The feeling 
> is like a refreshed and free feeling... I totally
> recommend this to 
> all of you guys! If you try it please let me know
> how you liked 
> it. Remember to use a disposable dixie cup to make
> the ice, as 
> icecubes will be gone within less than a minute and
> don't really 
> cover much surface area...Also, keep the ice moving
> the whole time, 
> don't just let it stay on one spot...use circular
> movements to 
> massage the tight spots and especially the common
> flexor and 
> extensor tendons.....I needed that so bad yesterday
> as I was letting 
> stuff build up for a long time and the cold weather
> around here is 
> really causing everything to feel tight anyway....It
> helped a lot 
> and reduced my pain considerably....And it's pretty
> much free.. No 
> creams or expensive formulas to buy...just ice!
> Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
> Peace,
> Deb
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