[pgt]

I've been doing reverse Bond showers for the past two weeks, where I start off with cold water and gradually switch to warm water. During the initial rush I can feel the "mammalian dive response" kick in as my eyes open wider and something in my brain goes, "Ohh shit, Dorothy! This ain't Kansas no more," then after ~20 seconds I switch over to warm water so I can wash.

Would switching from cold to warm water still have benefits?

[travisporter]

I usually do this after a workout, because you're still warm. Cannot imagine doing it in the morning though. How do you motivate yourself?

[pgt]

Short answer: I don't.

Luckily, it becomes habit. Perhaps doing it unwillingly is part of the rush.

[zhynn]

I do warm-cold-as-possible-warm. It is my favorite thing mentally.

The best is sauna-cold-sauna-cold...etc, but the shower is a close second if the water is under 10C. If the water is warmer than that, it doesn't trigger the cold-water reset.