The 4-7-8 breathing technique for sleep is often recommend as an easy calming exercise for those who struggle to drift off, but how does it compare to the Wim Hof method? And which controlled ...

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Wim Hof breathing is one of the three parts of the entire Wim Hof Method. This technique was created by a Dutch man named Wim Hof. It involves a specific controlled breathing routine that’s supposed ...

In order to prepare for open-water swimming with or without a triathlon wetsuit, you may want to learn the Wim Hof Method, especially in cold conditions. The Wim Hof method is a means of learning to ...

The air is cold but the water is colder, its surface gridlocked with icebergs. Slabs and hunks and blocks of ice the size of ships, houses, buses—they’re everywhere, crowded into the glacial lagoon.

Most people try to avoid the cold, but not Wim Hof. Known as "The Iceman" to his 3 million subscribers on YouTube, Hof cold plunges often and steps inside of the freezer he keeps in his backyard every ...

Extreme diver Mario Cyr led the way in cold exploration, but it was Wim Hof who popularized the benefits of cold. The Wim Hof method, developed by Dutchman Wim Hof, also known as the "Iceman", has ...

Few fitness and wellness trends have taken over my feeds as comprehensively as breathwork has in the last few months—it's all guys calmly sitting cross-legged or plunging into ice baths while talking ...