Welcome to our first ever edition of “Snowga” – Yoga in the Snow. The Intro to “Snowga.”
Exercising in cold weather is not for everybody. I must admit, I’ve never been a fan of cold winter days. But, things changed for me. after learning a technique for just 30 seconds a day, I began to improve my tolerance of the cold. Months later, my entire cardiovascular system improved (blood pressure dropped from 118/74 to 103/60 in 6 months). My immune system improved and my ability to tolerate cold improve immensely.
How? By practicing what a friend showed me.
He showed me the research. And the research shows that a certain method of training in the cold benefits the immune system, the cardiovascular system and more.
Being a health enthusiast, I put this method to the test.
After about 6 weeks of training with a method (as written about by Justin Morales and Wim Hof) for only minutes a day to start, I attempted something silly. We filmed it. And it went viral.
With a light-hearted approach, my daughter, Emily and I made a funny video. Yoga in the snow. We called it Snowga.
Within one week of going viral on Facebook, we put it on YouTube. There, it caught the attention of the The Weather Channel (TWC) in 2 days. TWC asked if they could use it for their AMHQ morning program. A silly segment. Here it is…