The Cold Water Bath Craze Takes Social Media by Storm
Ezikhathini zamuva nje, ukuthambekela okungalindelekile kuye kwenza amagagasi kuzo zonke izinkundla zokuxhumana - into yokugeza amanzi abandayo.Akusaphelele kubasubathi noma ama-daredevils, ukucwila eqhweni sekungene ezindleleni zansuku zonke zabaningi, ezivusa izingxoxo, izimpikiswano, kanye nenqwaba yokuhlangenwe nakho komuntu siqu.
Ezinkundleni ezifana ne-Instagram ne-Twitter, i-hashtag ethi #ColdWaterChallenge ibilokhu idlondlobala, nabantu abavela kuyo yonke imikhakha yempilo babelana ngokuhlangana kwabo nalo mkhuba obandayo.Ukuheha kokugeza ngamanzi abandayo akukhona nje kuphela ezinzuzweni zakho zezempilo okuthiwa zihlomula kodwa futhi nasebudlelwaneni obabiwe phakathi kwabashisekayo.
Abameli abaningi bamanzi abandayo baphonsa amandla awo okuvuselela umzimba, ukwandisa ukuqapha, nokuthuthukisa imetabolism.Njengoba abasebenzisi babelana ngezinqubo nezindlela zabo, kuye kwavela izinhlobonhlobo zemibono, abanye befunga ngalo mkhuba njengomkhuba ovuselelayo, kuyilapho abanye behlala benokungabaza mayelana nokusebenza kwayo kwangempela.
Itimu eyodwa ephindayo ezingxoxweni eziku-inthanethi izungeza ukushaqeka kokuqala kwamanzi abandayo.Abasebenzisi balandisa ngesipiliyoni sabo sokuqala, bechaza isikhathi esidonsa umoya lapho amanzi aneqhwa ehlangana nesikhumba esifudumele.Lokhu kulandisa kuvame ukunyakazisa phakathi kwenjabulo nokungakhululeki, kudala indawo ebonakalayo lapho abantu besondelana phezu kokuba sengcupheni okwabiwe kokubhekana namakhaza.
Ngaphandle kwezinzuzo zomzimba, abasebenzisi bayashesha ukugqamisa izici zengqondo nezomzwelo zokugeza kwamanzi abandayo.Abanye bathi lo mkhuba usebenza njengendlela yokuqeqesha ukuqina kwansuku zonke, ubafundisa ukwamukela ukungakhululeki futhi bathole amandla okuba sengozini.Abanye bakhuluma ngekhwalithi yokuzindla yesipiliyoni, bakufanise nesikhathi sokucabanga phakathi kwesiphithiphithi sempilo yansuku zonke.
Yiqiniso, awukho umkhuba ongenabo abagxekayo.Abaphikisi baxwayisa ngezingozi ezingaba khona zokucwiliswa emanzini abandayo, besho ukukhathazeka nge-hypothermia, ukushaqeka, kanye nomthelela ezimeni ezithile zezokwelapha.Njengoba impikiswano iqhubeka, kuba sobala ukuthi ukuthambekela kokugeza ngamanzi abandayo akuyona nje imfashini edlulayo kodwa kuyisihloko esihlukanisayo esivusa imibono eqinile nhlangothi zombili zochungechunge.
Sengiphetha, ukugeza ngamanzi abandayo kudlule imvelaphi yakhona ukuze kube umkhuba wamasiko, nenkundla yezokuxhumana esebenza njengesizinda sengxoxo yakho.Njengoba abantu beqhubeka nokucwila emanzini aneqhwa, kungaba ngezinzuzo zezempilo noma injabulo yenselele, lo mkhuba awubonisi zimpawu zokwehla.Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumkhulumeli oshisekayo noma isibukeli esiqaphile, i-craze yokugeza amanzi abandayo isimema sonke ukuthi sicabange ngemingcele yezindawo zethu zokunethezeka futhi sihlole imvelo enezici eziningi zolwazi lomuntu.
