We have all at times come up against our limits – physical, emotional, intellectual, etc. Often, however, we believe our limits are much less than they are. In the physical realm, at least, those limits can be stretched far beyond anything I could have imagined. Watch the first 3 minutes of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaMjhwFE1Zw
Wim Hof has 21 Guinness World Records, achieved through learning to control his breathing, heart rate, and blood circulation. Listed below are some of his achievements.
Running a half marathon above the Arctic Circle, barefoot and only wearing shorts
Swimming underneath ice for 200 feet
Hanging by one finger at an altitude of 6,000 feet
Climbing the highest mountains in the world while wearing shorts
Running a full marathon in the Namib Desert without drinking anything
Standing in a container covered by ice cubes for extended periods of time
Wim says that everything he does, anyone can learn. Perhaps our limits are much greater than we think – in all areas of our lives. I don’t plan to sit in ice water for 2 hours, but there are definitely areas of my life that are limited by my thoughts and beliefs. How might that be true for you?
There are many YouTube videos about Wim Hof, and a good book is: What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength by Scott Carney