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Lewis HowesDO THIS EVERYDAY To Never Get Sick AGAIN! | Wim Hof & Lewis Howes
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Meeting Wim Hof and his extreme world records
Lewis Howes describes how he first heard of Wim Hof and how he feels after the breathing session. Wim lists his feats, including swimming under ice, running marathons in shorts beyond the polar circle, and climbing Everest in shorts, and says it is all about adaptation.
- •Lewis says he felt groggy beforehand and energized after the breathing session
- •Wim lists record feats: under-ice swimming, polar marathon in shorts, Everest in shorts up to the death zone
- •Wim says he counts six records so far and aims for 30
- •He describes neutralizing the force of cold rather than feeling it
- •He says everything comes down to adaptation
What the university tests revealed about mind, immune system and stress
Wim describes being tested in a university lab while standing 80 minutes in ice, where his blood showed no immune reaction to bacteria and his core temperature stayed at 37 degrees. He argues that the autonomic nervous system can be influenced and that anyone can learn it, citing a 76-year-old who climbed Kilimanjaro.
- •Blood exposed to bacteria showed zero immune reaction after 80 minutes in ice
- •Core body temperature stayed at 37 degrees
- •Metabolic activity was 300% higher before entering, which Wim attributes to the mind programming the cells
- •A 76-year-old with no mountaineering experience climbed Kilimanjaro
- •Trained people produced more adrenaline lying in bed than someone before a first bungee jump
