Got another weight training workout in today, still keeping it easy. Went well, felt good, but was still a bit chilled afterwards (I lift in an unheated garage). Came in & took a hot shower, but for fun, thought I'd measure my body temp with a sublingual thermometer. Came out to 95.9 before the shower (although I'd just had a drink of tap water, so that might have reduced it a lot?). Measured right after the shower was 98.1. The I thought, "Why not jump in the cold tub again?". Since I felt so cold for so long after getting out yesterday, I decided to only go for 2 minutes. Water was still 55°F, but it felt a lot colder after the hot shower! Still managed it alright, and it actually felt fairly refreshing. Measured again after getting out & it was 98.4!
Came inside, dried off, got my sweats on & now I'm sitting in front of the computer eating dinner & getting ready to watch a movie of some sort (not sure what yet). Feeling alright, but a bit concerned about my back - last night, I had one of those serious back issues where I felt like I might pass out, it ached so much. I took some ibuprofen & laid down on the floor on my side (which has been the only thing that's really worked for me in the past), and within an hour or so, it went away. I'd thought it might have been something I ate, but now I'm not sure, as I'm just starting to feel the beginnings of it coming on again as I sit here. Maybe it has something to do with the cold water, and the way I'm sitting in the tub? The tub is maybe 4 ft long, so I've got my knees up & have no back support when I slide down to get my shoulders under water, so maybe that's it? I'll pay close attention tonight & see if I can get it figured out. I hope it's not that, or if it is, I hope I can find a way to resolve it without giving up on the cold tub completely!
Oh yeah, my filter/pump showed up last night, so I'm going to try to get that installed in the next day or so. I think I have a daily multi-timer somewhere - if so, I can set it to cycle on & off a few times each day. No need to have it run constantly, I don't think...
4:17 p.m. - 2021-12-16
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