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this story begins in the coldest inhabited city in the world yakutsk with winter temperatures
routinely reaching below minus 50 degrees about the same as mars home to over 300
000 people people who love their hometown and enjoy their life despite the harsh climate
this is nikolai for almost 50 years nikolai starts his days with an ice path
but it was not always like that when he was in middle school he was very weak and often
got colds one day his teachers told him he should toughen up by covering himself in snow
since then nikolai's life completely changed now he's 60 years old physically strong and
never gets ill he is also helping many people to become healthier treat their addictions
depressions and ailments through this his own psychological and spiritual methods
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nikolai is entering the water slowly it's important to breathe calmly without rushing,
rushing can cause cusping and cold water shock which can be very dangerous
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oh by the way if you notice nikolai's head people who do ice bathing in russia
call themselves walruses that's why nikolai wears a walrus head
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nikolai is in a hurry to get dressed being outside wet and without warm
clothes is extremely dangerous now one of the nikolai students is ready for an ice bath
student starts practicing every day from the end of summer so their body gets used to the cold
after he puts on worm clothes he start exercising his muscles to generate body heat
nikolai is also dreaming to build his own practicing center
to help more people to become healthier and stronger
i hope you enjoyed this video and you can feel the spirit of the yakutian people bye bye
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