Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential [Book]

This book is one of my most valued purchases for the past year. With 83% of 3,830 on Amazon giving it a five star rating, I guess I’m not alone. The Wim Hof Method has changed my life and is one of the main pillars of my lifestyle shift that has allowed to me to shed over 50 pounds and get into the best shape of my life at the age of 52.

Although I’d known of and practiced the Wim Hof Method to see degree before, I purchased this book for my Kindle in November, 2020. At the time, I paid $15.61 CAD. At last check, the price had gone up to $27.79 for the Kindle version. I’m not surprised the sale price didn’t last – the WHM is exploding in popularity around the world and people will simply pay the price.

The book covers the main pillars of the Wim Hof Method: breath, cold and mindset. It also covers the science behind how the method works, the health benefits, the affect on physical performance and recovery, along with plenty about Wim Hof’s own personal life story.

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About The Wim Hof Method

The Wim Hof Method is a set of simple techniques to drastically improve your health. The two main principles are regular exposure to the cold (typically via cold showers or ice baths) and regular focused breathing sessions.

The exposure to the cold water speeds up metabolism and reduces inflammation. Along with reduced inflammation comes reduced swelling and muscle soreness which leads to faster healing and recovery after exercise. The cold water exposure will immensely boost your immune system.

The breathing technique will literally change the chemical makeup of your body. By increasing oxygen and reducing C02 in the blood, the breathing will effectively alkalize your system. The breathing leads to stress reduction, accelerated muscle recovery, improved sports performance, enhanced creativity and better mental clarity.

About Wim Hof

Wim was born in 1959 in Sittard, Netherlands. The father of six began experimenting with cold water exposure at the age of 17. He owns several Guinness World Records for feats of endurance, many related to the cold.

My Personal Experience With WHM

I started cold showering a few years ago, long before I’d even heard the name Wim Hof. I instantly found the benefits as far as reduction in inflammation and an increased immune system. I really haven’t been sick since…

However, it was the breathing that proved revolutionary for me. I was once prone to pretty much constant headaches. Now, if I wake with any kind of dull headache, it’s gone before I’m done my morning breathing session. By the way, that includes headaches brought on by alcohol consumption the night before!

If I have any sort of aches or pains due to running or general exercise, the pain is much alleviated, if not eliminated after a breathwork session. It definitely eliminates any morning brain fog.

Since going full on with the breathing in October, 2020, I’ve gone through the whole winter without as much as a sniffle or stuffy nose. That is simply something that has never really happened for me before.

More about my personal experience here.

Was The Book Worth The Price?

Yes.

The book provides a complete guide to the method and the science and reasoning behind it. The fact is, there is enough info through documentaries on Wim and info at his own website to get you through. But, the book gives a much clearer picture.

As mentioned earlier, over 80% gave this book a five star rating at Amazon. But, one of the complaints was that all you needed to know was included in the first few chapters. This is true. Much of the book is stuffed with Wim Hof explaining the science and speculating on the future of our species if the study of his method continues to expand. He truly feels the need to be proven legit, and not just some fad.