About r/coldshowers
Reddit community dedicated to cold exposure therapy including cold showers, ice baths, and cryotherapy for health, longevity, and mental resilience.
The community at a glance
r/coldshowers is a Subreddit for Fitness Enthusiasts and Longevity Enthusiasts with roughly 43K members. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 705 members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Cold Showers, Cold Shower, and Benefits. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention cold showers.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 128 members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 658 members
- 2016: 946 members
- 2017: 3K members
- 2018: 4K members
- 2019: 5K members
- 2020: 11K members
- 2021: 6K members
- 2022: 5K members
- 2023: 4K members
- 2024: 1K members
- 2025: 0 members
- 2026: 647 members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 0 members
- Oct: 0 members
- Nov: 119 members
- Dec: 104 members
- Jan: 129 members
- Feb: 75 members
- Mar: 81 members
- Apr: 76 members
- May: 73 members
- Jun: 68 members
- Jul: 95 members
- Aug: 50 members
Themes
- Advice Requests8 posts in the past month
- How has taking cold showers improved your health?
- I got used to cold showers. What's the next step
- Can cold shower or cold plunges damage your kidneys
#18Advice RequestsHow has taking cold showers improved your health? · I got used to cold showers. What's the next step · Can cold shower or cold plunges damage your kidneys - Pain & Anger7 posts in the past month
- Where are the depressed folks at?
- Neck pain after cold showers
- Am i alone?
#27Pain & AngerWhere are the depressed folks at? · Neck pain after cold showers · Am i alone? - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Looking for the best vertical plunge tub?
- Can't get my shower cold enough?
- Inflatable vs Permanent Cold Plunge?
#34Solution RequestsLooking for the best vertical plunge tub? · Can't get my shower cold enough? · Inflatable vs Permanent Cold Plunge? - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- I finally bought a dip
#41Money TalkI finally bought a dip - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Florida showers don't hit, so I made this.
#51IdeasFlorida showers don't hit, so I made this.
Topics
- Cold Showers208 posts in the past month
- When people ask me what it’s like to take freezing cold showers
- Prince of cold showers
- cold showers aren't helping with my anxiety. what am i doing wrong?
#1208Cold ShowersWhen people ask me what it’s like to take freezing cold showers · Prince of cold showers · cold showers aren't helping with my anxiety. what am i doing wrong? - Cold Shower17 posts in the past month
- I have survive the cold shower😂
- Cold shower ain’t on shit 💪🏿
- 1st year of cold showers
#217Cold ShowerI have survive the cold shower😂 · Cold shower ain’t on shit 💪🏿 · 1st year of cold showers - Benefits15 posts in the past month#315Benefits
- Cold9 posts in the past month
- Made cold shower my b****
- Cold plunges aren’t just cold showers with extra steps
- Cold Bath
#49ColdMade cold shower my b**** · Cold plunges aren’t just cold showers with extra steps · Cold Bath - Temperature8 posts in the past month
- What is your water temperature?
#58TemperatureWhat is your water temperature?
Product recommendations
- cold showers62 posts in the past month
- what is the best way to take cold showers?
- Best time to take a cold shower?
- best way to breathe when taking a cold shower? new to this
#162cold showerswhat is the best way to take cold showers? · Best time to take a cold shower? · best way to breathe when taking a cold shower? new to this
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/coldshowers for?
- Best for Fitness Enthusiasts and Longevity Enthusiasts enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/coldshowers free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/coldshowers have?
- Roughly 43K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/coldshowers on?
- r/coldshowers runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/coldshowers cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/coldshowers is organized under Fitness Enthusiasts, Longevity Enthusiasts.
- How do I join r/coldshowers?
- You can join r/coldshowers by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Fitness communities like?
- One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering lifting, running, yoga, calisthenics, and pretty much every other form of exercise. Reddit has massive communities for general fitness and specific disciplines, with Discord servers for accountability and program sharing. Good for program recommendations, form checks, and finding training partners.
Monthly Stats
- 8
- Views /mo (+300%)
- 7
- Visitors /mo (+250%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo
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