How to have better sex? Take ice baths – an expert explains what the Wim Hof Method does to your body
- The Wim Hof Method combines ice baths with breathwork. A Singapore-based instructor describes how to try cold therapy at home, and how it can make sex better
- Coupling cold plunges with breathing exercises and movement can train the mind to focus, he says, and bring improvements in other areas of your life
Taking an ice-cold bath would be the last thing to make you feel intimate, you may imagine – but it could give your sex life a significant boost.
Four years ago, Marianetti founded OM-Ice retreats, a residential programme which incorporates psychology, breathwork, movement and cold exposure over a few days.
When he first heard of Hof’s penchant for having people submerge themselves in ice baths, Marianetti was sceptical. “Initially I dismissed the idea, this is clearly a gimmick, I thought.”
But when he read articles backed by scientific evidence in support of the method, he decided to experiment. He set up a home-made ice bath in his Singapore flat (cold showers were not an option; Singapore’s mains water pipes flow at a fairly constant 24 degrees Celsius, and you need a temperature of 15 degrees or less to reap the benefits).