I like to go for a swim every single day in the ocean to wake myself up.
In the frigid season, the water temperature can get super cold which makes for an even nicer jolt of energy than in the summer.
I do what the navy seals do when they leap into freezing water, they don’t change their rate of breathing and they keep calm. It does help make the plunge into ice-cold water more enjoyable. Many people jump in and scream and breathe way too fast which only makes everything worse. Try it sometime and you will notice that it makes it more tolerable. The first thing you need to work on after getting out of freezing water is warming up the body and getting cozy. It’s a wonderful move to get in front of a nice moderate gas furnace and heat the body up that way. I honestly prefer to drink hot cocoa to speed up the process. We had our air conditioning and heating equipment maintained a few months back by a truly wonderful Heating & Air Conditioning technician. It was well worth the price because staying freezing after a cold swim is a fine way to get sick and end up in a hospital with pneumonia. I actually have 2 gas heating systems in my property, a single in the living room and another in the basement for when we shoot pool on cold occasions. We like to get them maintained before each season to maintain a nice routine. Don’t get me wrong though, I savor freezing air conditioning just as much as the heating in my place.