BIO
Wim Hof earned the nickname “Iceman” after breaking a number of records for resistance to the cold. Some of his feats include climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts, running a half marathon across the Arctic Circle barefoot, and standing in a container covered in ice cubes for over 112 minutes. Wim is convinced that our body is capable of doing the extraordinary things it allows. Therefore, he developed the Wim Hof Method, which gives ordinary people the tools to control their bodies.
Wim’s motto: “Anyone can learn what I can do.” With the Wim Hof method, he teaches people from all over the world, including celebrities and professional athletes, to control their bodies and achieve extraordinary things.
Over the years, Iceman Wim Hof has attracted the interest of a number of scientists. They subjected Wim Hof and even some of his students to various controlled experiments with the aim of uncovering the mystery behind his method. The result of one of these experiments was that regions in the periaqueductal gray were activated by the application of the method. This is the part of the brain that is the main control center for pain suppression. This is a promising discovery that could lead to a potential role for WHM as an endogenous pain reliever, and mirrors the results we see today in people using WHM effectively to combat conditions.
In another experiment, practitioners of the Wim Hof Method were able to control their sympathetic nervous system and immune responses while injecting an endotoxin. Trained participants showed fewer symptoms, lower levels of proinflammatory mediators, and increased plasma epinephrine levels. This may mean that the Wim Hof Method is an effective tool in combating the symptoms of various autoimmune diseases.
Learn more about Wim and the Wim Hof Method on Wim’s website.
LINKS
Wim website
Wim Science and Research
Wim’s Live Workshops
Wim’s e-learning courses
Wim’s Facebook page
Wim Hof Method Facebook Community Page
Wim’s YouTube Channel
Wim’s Instagram
Wim Hof Method Free App on Google Play
The Wim Hof Method Free Software in the iTunes Store
