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The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits

The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'This book will change your life' BEN FOGLE

'Positive and persuasive' ANT MIDDLETON

My hope is to inspire you to retake control of your body and life by unleashing the immense power of the mind。

The 'Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your strength， health and happiness。

Wim Hof is widely celebrated for his astounding achievements， breaking world records withstanding extreme temperatures and running barefoot marathons over deserts and ice fields。 Most of all， he's shown us that these feats are not superhuman - but that all of us have the ability to be stronger， healthier and happier than we've ever imagined。

In The Wim Hof Method， this trailblazer of human potential shares his simple three-pillar approach that anyone can use to improve health and performance - and see real results within just a few days。 Refined over forty years and championed by scientists across the globe， you'll learn how to harness three key elements of Cold， Breathing and Mindset to master mind over matter and achieve the impossible。

'Wim is a legend of the power ice has to heal and empower' BEAR GRYLLS

'Thor-like and potent。。。Wim has radioactive charisma' RUSSELL BRAND

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Reviews

Jon Terry ，

There's definitely something to the Wim Hof method。 I think we can learn a lot from what he's begun to uncover。 I wanted to learn more about actual studies that have been done， and my primary hope in reading the book was to have it point me to such studies。 He does reference a couple， and they do give very intriguing results。 For the most part， however， the book consists essays that reminded me of motivational speakers that my junior high would hire to speak at school assemblies。 There's definitely something to the Wim Hof method。 I think we can learn a lot from what he's begun to uncover。 I wanted to learn more about actual studies that have been done， and my primary hope in reading the book was to have it point me to such studies。 He does reference a couple， and they do give very intriguing results。 For the most part， however， the book consists essays that reminded me of motivational speakers that my junior high would hire to speak at school assemblies。 。。。more

Rachel ，

Whether you are familiar with Wim Hof or not， this is a great intro to his practice。 Although I already practice the Wim Hof breathing technique and cold exposure， I learned even more a few other techniques for controlling my breath for pain regulation and headaches and about Wim Hof's background and life。 There are great testimonies throughout from people whose lives have been changed by meeting Wim and following his breathing techniques。 Wim is crazy about life and wants to share his enthusias Whether you are familiar with Wim Hof or not， this is a great intro to his practice。 Although I already practice the Wim Hof breathing technique and cold exposure， I learned even more a few other techniques for controlling my breath for pain regulation and headaches and about Wim Hof's background and life。 There are great testimonies throughout from people whose lives have been changed by meeting Wim and following his breathing techniques。 Wim is crazy about life and wants to share his enthusiasm for life with the world。 He wants everyone to know that they can have happiness， strength and health。 He encourages the reader to take a hold of their life through their breath， it's simple and it only takes 20 minutes a day。 It was also great to see all of this scientific studies in one place to see exactly how his method works。 There was a lot of language in the book， but if you have listened to Wim before， you might have been expecting that。 。。。more

Jean-Marc Lambert ，

Too much repetitions and a tone that may disturb。Not the best book ever to read。

Eduardo Rocha ，

I wanted to like this book。 The Wim hof methods seem promising， and I'm already making the breathing exercises and the cold showers。 And they seem to improve my life。 My skin is better， and I feel more focused。 But this book was a huge disappointment。 It needed way more edition than it had， and it was repetitive， annoying， kind of culty。 Wim is a great guy， and he believes in what he's trying to say， but the book reads like a long grumble。 If you are interested， I recommend watching the VICE doc I wanted to like this book。 The Wim hof methods seem promising， and I'm already making the breathing exercises and the cold showers。 And they seem to improve my life。 My skin is better， and I feel more focused。 But this book was a huge disappointment。 It needed way more edition than it had， and it was repetitive， annoying， kind of culty。 Wim is a great guy， and he believes in what he's trying to say， but the book reads like a long grumble。 If you are interested， I recommend watching the VICE documentary about him。 。。。more

Thiago Bopp Resnitzky ，

The Wim Hof Method seems to be an interesting way of seeking discomfort and start having some courage to achieve bigger goals as a consequence。 I'm introducing some of the practices I've learned with the book to my daily routine as habits that I intend to keep for life。 The Wim Hof Method seems to be an interesting way of seeking discomfort and start having some courage to achieve bigger goals as a consequence。 I'm introducing some of the practices I've learned with the book to my daily routine as habits that I intend to keep for life。 。。。more

Erik ，

Very good book。

Cameron Wood ，

Comfortably the worst book I have ever read。 Wim irritated me from the beginning to the end of the book。 It is utter waffle about cold showers and breathing techniques which aren't exactly earth shattering concepts with little to no scientific backing。 I will never get those hours back I spent wasted on this book。 Avoid at all costs。 Comfortably the worst book I have ever read。 Wim irritated me from the beginning to the end of the book。 It is utter waffle about cold showers and breathing techniques which aren't exactly earth shattering concepts with little to no scientific backing。 I will never get those hours back I spent wasted on this book。 Avoid at all costs。 。。。more

Lindsey ，

While I don't doubt the benefits of some of Hof's methods， the book itself is a chore to get through。 I found it to be redundant and self-promoting。 While I don't doubt the benefits of some of Hof's methods， the book itself is a chore to get through。 I found it to be redundant and self-promoting。 。。。more

Adrian ，

Quite hard to read given Wim's rambling style， but contains information I have not read in other books about Wim Hof。 Quite hard to read given Wim's rambling style， but contains information I have not read in other books about Wim Hof。 。。。more

Ciprian Pintilei ，

Wim is an impressive human being， with absolutely astonishing achievements。 The number of people who have benefitted from his method is， even if you adjust for the extreme cases who claim they've cured cancer， MS， etc， astonishing。 And it shows that there's really something there， but it's probably a more complex answer than simply cold exposure and breathing。 A cold shower can really motivate a person to go about changing other aspects of their lives。 As such， Wim Hof has most certainly done a Wim is an impressive human being， with absolutely astonishing achievements。 The number of people who have benefitted from his method is， even if you adjust for the extreme cases who claim they've cured cancer， MS， etc， astonishing。 And it shows that there's really something there， but it's probably a more complex answer than simply cold exposure and breathing。 A cold shower can really motivate a person to go about changing other aspects of their lives。 As such， Wim Hof has most certainly done a lot of good and， in spite of this pretty bad book， I deeply respect and admire him。 Most would benefit from practicing this method。That being said， this book is so full of pseudo-religious mumbo-jumbo and variations on "If you follow this method， you will live 500 years， never experience disease， your wife and kids will love you， you will never feel sad or depressed"， naturally supported by Wim's own claims about his own life， that it's hard to get through to the end。 I think I eventually gave up at about 87% through， because I couldn't get through the 20th repetition of the same ideas。 The book could have been 75% shorter （and probably 75% more enjoyable as a result）。 There is some good information here （respectable studies that have looked at his method， for example） and I do expect more studies to confirm the benefits of cold exposure and breathing exercises （we should not need studies to confirm common sense， might I say）。 I don't think picking up this book is worth it。 Any video with Wim Hof that's longer than 20 minutes will contain most of the information and he'll probably repeat himself even then。 He does that。 It's endearing until it's not。 Take cold showers。 。。。more

Rick Robben ，

Goed als een zelfhulpboek - Wim Hof is een inspiratie en begrijpt （of voelt） het lichaam beter dan wie dan ook。 Hof heeft ontzettend veel mijlpalen neergezet， en alleen daarom is het het al waard om dit boek te lezen。 Slecht als een wetenschappelijk boek - Wim Hof is geen wetenschapper， en dat komt ook duidelijk naar voren in alle pseudowetenschappelijke stukken。

Jordan Dailey ，

Great book！ Now I’m breathing easier， less stressed， taking cold showers， and making virtually naked snow angels。 Thanks Wim！

Martin K。 ，

Textově shit， obsahem a posláním fajn。 Metodu zkouším。 Dýchání je fakticky holotropní dýchání， jen v omezeném rozsahu， u nějž je dávno prokázáno， že funguje a že má duševně očišťující účinky。 Hof ho jenom sebral specialistům， oddémonizoval a začal se zabývat i komplementární fyzickou stránkou věci。

Alžbeta Kyselicová ，

Za Wim Hofovu metódu by som dala hviezdičiek možno aj päť， je super hlavne pred ťažkým cvičením alebo ráno pred stresujúcim dňom， ale pri čítaní knihy som mala pocit ako keby som skôr čítala scenár na teleshopping mixnutý s motivačným diárom。 Ak sa chce človek vyvarovať dvesto stranám plným fráz ako je všetko o našej vôli， sme bytosťami svetla， všetci máme v sebe tajný bod a musíme oslobodiť svoje ego a všetko je to "úžasné， no nie，？" stojí za to len text v sivých rámčekoch a ešte možno kapitola Za Wim Hofovu metódu by som dala hviezdičiek možno aj päť， je super hlavne pred ťažkým cvičením alebo ráno pred stresujúcim dňom， ale pri čítaní knihy som mala pocit ako keby som skôr čítala scenár na teleshopping mixnutý s motivačným diárom。 Ak sa chce človek vyvarovať dvesto stranám plným fráz ako je všetko o našej vôli， sme bytosťami svetla， všetci máme v sebe tajný bod a musíme oslobodiť svoje ego a všetko je to "úžasné， no nie，？" stojí za to len text v sivých rámčekoch a ešte možno kapitola， kde pekne popisuje svoje prvé pocity z ľadovej vody。 Wim Hof sa opiera o vedecké štúdie， no aj tak som mierne skeptická voči niektorým jeho tvrdeniam， ako keby metóda bola všeliek na každú chorobu， aj keď v závere knihy sa našťastie v F&Q píše， komu sa metóda neodporúča。 Našťastie， pretože som ju už skoro naordinovala dedkovi po mŕtvici。 Citované štúdie si chcem určite niekedy naštudovať， no dovtedy beriem niektoré entuziastické výroky s rezervou a pokračujem v otužovaní aj metóde （keď už dokázala upokojiť aj desať malých skautiek stratených v lese， niečo na nej predsa len bude :） 。。。more

Felix Cederfeldt ，

To summarize this book with two words， taken from the author himself: Breathe Motherf*cker！

Elīza ，

As much as I like Wims personality and attitude， the book was poorly written and very repetitive。 I would rather see documentaries or interviews regarding his life course。

Joe Greer ，

Big fan of the contents of the book， but the book structure is a bit off。 It reads like how wim speaks which is charming nonetheless。

Jilles Soeters ，

First of all， I would give both Wim and his method 5 stars。 The book is definitely an enjoyable read and gives you an insight into Wim's life。 The hardships he overcame and the records he broke are nothing short of astounding。In the book， Wim mentions "hippy shit" （his words） a quite a few times。 I found the book to be fairly heavy on the "hippy shit"。 For me， a person that is on the lower half of the spiritual spectrum， it was a bit too much of the spiritual stuff。 I had to put my mind to finis First of all， I would give both Wim and his method 5 stars。 The book is definitely an enjoyable read and gives you an insight into Wim's life。 The hardships he overcame and the records he broke are nothing short of astounding。In the book， Wim mentions "hippy shit" （his words） a quite a few times。 I found the book to be fairly heavy on the "hippy shit"。 For me， a person that is on the lower half of the spiritual spectrum， it was a bit too much of the spiritual stuff。 I had to put my mind to finishing the last 30% of the book。 If you are a spiritual personThere is no doubt his method works for lots of people， myself included。 I'd still recommend this to anyone， but reader beware: keep an open mind to spirituality or this book may not be for you 。。。more

Magdalena ，

Interesting book。 Starts great and have some data to back it up but could have more。 On the other hand， we all know the power of breathing so none of it should be a surprise， same goes for cold showers。 Enjoyable read。

Nigeyb ，

Wim Hof's "method" is essentially:Cold water exposureBreathing exercisesThe Wim Hof Method: Own Your Mind， Master Your Biology， and Activate Your Full Human Potential is， perhaps not suprisingly， repetitive and peppered with all kinds of mysticism and pseudo-science。The benefits of cold water exposure are undeniable， as are the benefits of breathing exercises and meditation。 Beyond that the book is a mix of biography and increasingly fantastical mystical claims。I have no doubt his method has hel Wim Hof's "method" is essentially:Cold water exposureBreathing exercisesThe Wim Hof Method: Own Your Mind， Master Your Biology， and Activate Your Full Human Potential is， perhaps not suprisingly， repetitive and peppered with all kinds of mysticism and pseudo-science。The benefits of cold water exposure are undeniable， as are the benefits of breathing exercises and meditation。 Beyond that the book is a mix of biography and increasingly fantastical mystical claims。I have no doubt his method has helped many people but do not accept all he claims for it。 That said， he is a passionate， inspiring and interesting individual who has achieved many remarkable feats。 He certainly walks the walk。 Unless， like me， you're a sucker for this kind of thing， you're probably better off watching one or two of his videos on YouTube and， if you feel inspired， give his breathing technique a go and plunge yourself into cold water。 You'll doubtless feel better afterwards。3/5The blurb。。。。The only definitive book authored by Wim Hof on his powerful method for realizing our physical and spiritual potentialWim Hof has a message for each of us: “You can literally do the impossible。 You can overcome disease， improve your mental health and physical performance， and even control your physiology so you can thrive in freezing temperatures。” With The Wim Hof Method， this trailblazer of human potential shares a method that anyone can use—not just extreme athletes or spiritual masters—to supercharge your capacity for strength， health， and happiness。Wim Hof has become a modern legend for his astounding achievements， such as withstanding extreme temperatures， breaking world records， and running barefoot marathons over deserts and ice fields。 In his gripping and passionate style， Hof shares the story of how he developed his method， along with testimonials and new insights from the university research studies on its amazing results。 With guidance suited for any reader—young or old， sick or healthy—you’ll learn how to harness three key elements of Cold， Breathing， and Mindset to take charge of your own mind and metabolism。Yet the most important result of Hof’s method goes beyond improved health or performance—it is a path for reconnecting with your spiritual nature。 “With these practices， you awaken to your inner source of power and fulfillment，” he says。 “You find you can control your destiny。” 。。。more

Cathie Yun ，

5% interesting content， 95% culty self-promotion

Mica Cutts ，

I love Wim Hof and his method， but his videos provide all the information needed。 Recommend the videos over the book。

Christine ，

I listened to this on Hoopla after becoming aware of how important breathing is and my control of it。 Wim Hof talks about his breathing method and his "cold shower" benefits。 He is also known as "The Iceman" with his incredible ability to prevail in freezing temperatures。 His "out there" practices are very interesting and have merit。 I look forward to seeing where his ideas lead。 Possibilities are limitless when following Wim's energetic ideas。 I listened to this on Hoopla after becoming aware of how important breathing is and my control of it。 Wim Hof talks about his breathing method and his "cold shower" benefits。 He is also known as "The Iceman" with his incredible ability to prevail in freezing temperatures。 His "out there" practices are very interesting and have merit。 I look forward to seeing where his ideas lead。 Possibilities are limitless when following Wim's energetic ideas。 。。。more

Evert de Ruiter ，

（Disclosure: this is not as complete review， rather a clarification of the score I gave this book）I am fundamentally convinced that the Wim Hof Method is credible and I have started with the cold immersion and the breathing for myself。 （I even signed up for an online course about the WHM。。。） So on that basis this should have been a 5 star ⭐️ review。。。However， I didn’t enjoy the flow of this book at all。 This is probably a very personal judgment and opinion， but I felt that the story could have b （Disclosure: this is not as complete review， rather a clarification of the score I gave this book）I am fundamentally convinced that the Wim Hof Method is credible and I have started with the cold immersion and the breathing for myself。 （I even signed up for an online course about the WHM。。。） So on that basis this should have been a 5 star ⭐️ review。。。However， I didn’t enjoy the flow of this book at all。 This is probably a very personal judgment and opinion， but I felt that the story could have been much better told， with clearer boundaries between Wim’s personal story， his techniques， and the scientific evidence supporting his claims。 。。。more

Marlene Nielsen ，

I like the method， I believe in the method - but I do not like the book and I do not like the way Wim sees the world and him self。

Frank ，

Research backed techniqueGreat book， you could feel his enthusiasm throughout the book。 At a quick glance the research seems to back up what he is saying。 It is very refreshing that rather than just making claims he actually promotes more research into the technique。 I liked his personal story as well。 But if you only want the basics and the technique or research information then just go to his website as this is free。

Mere ，

I’m probably really bias but this book gives me clarification and maybe confirmation of indigenous narrative from a European point of view。 An indigenous world view has always considered life eco-centric and western cultures ego-centric and so many similarities between what Wim was discovering and what I have innately known and now spending a lot of research hours reading and understanding。

Bastard Travel ，

Here's the thing。 The method is sound。 Wim Hof unlocked a bizarre neo-yogic biohacking technique that allows him to manually override functions of his autonomic nervous system。 All you have to do is breathe in an incredibly unnatural way for twenty minutes and boom， you're immune to external temperature changes for a while。 The same concept can also be applied to pain。And if this book were just a how-to manual on how to hotwire the meat shell that limits us all， I would have given it five stars。 Here's the thing。 The method is sound。 Wim Hof unlocked a bizarre neo-yogic biohacking technique that allows him to manually override functions of his autonomic nervous system。 All you have to do is breathe in an incredibly unnatural way for twenty minutes and boom， you're immune to external temperature changes for a while。 The same concept can also be applied to pain。And if this book were just a how-to manual on how to hotwire the meat shell that limits us all， I would have given it five stars。 Unfortunately， it's also an autobiography of Wim Hof， who seems like a deeply unlikable man。That's not to say he's an unpleasant man。 He really leans into that 60s throwback peace and love shit you get from every white dreadlocked ketamine dealer who lives in a van， and they can be decent conversationalists， in small doses and accompanied with doses。 What rankled me is how he kept using the hippie-dippie shtick as a means of justifying his lifelong， jubilant parasitism。 He begins by talking about his sustained joblessness， give or take a paper route。 He brags about squatting in an abandoned punk house for ten years， which really helped him center his chi， do yoga， and play guitar。 For ten years。 He eventually met a wife in his punk house - the fact that she was also a career squatted could serve as a sort of Chekov's gun for her emotional stability - and pumped her full of a veritable fleet of welfare babies。 Fortunately， Hof continues to boast， the Netherlands has among the most comprehensive and developed social programs in the world。 He fails to mention the Dutch tax rate is around 50%， but that's probably because he's never paid them。But he explains to the foolish wagie reader that this multigenerational mooching was imperative to his development of the Wim Hof method of controlled hyperventilation。 He also demonstrates its efficacy by setting arbitrary world records whenever he gets into an argument with someone， if his anecdotes are any indication。"And to prove it's okay to drink beer， I am going to go outside in the winter and hold a martial arts horse stance。。。 for three hours！"Okay。 That's cool。 I'd be much more impressed if you held something like a job， to support your five children。Of course， he has money now， and his kids all work with him at the Wim Hof Foundation for Cold Showers and Goofy Breathing。 In pursuit of peace， love， and the circus， of course。 He has only ever wanted to give back his endless， beautiful， shining， perfect cascade of love back to all of humanity to bring us closer and unite us as one， etc。He talks like a cultist。 Much of the book is hard to get through because he goes off on these peacenik rambles about the connectedness of human beings， and how all you need is love。But for as much as I dislike this person conceptually， I'm glad he stumbled on this method， and I'd like to see it get more clinical traction。 Early trials have demonstrated that the Wim Hof method can be used to combat and， in some cases， eradicate certain chronic diseases， including intractable autoimmune and gastric diseases like fibromyalgia， Crohn's， IBS， a whole mess of them。 Diseases that are typically treatment and medication resistant。The thing is， these diseases often have a pronounced psychological component that nobody likes to talk about because so many people conflate psychogenic symptoms with malingering。 And since the Wim Hof method does， by his own admission （and unbearable blustering） operate on a personal and emotional level， grounding the practitioner and allowing them not only to become acquainted with themselves but also to learn physically active coping skills that recalibrate the CNS and sort of speed-meditate。。。 it's possible that the physiological benefits of the method， with regard to chronic pain， only become physiological by patching the leaks in the psyche。For the record， I think he's nuttier than squirrel shit， but less of a quack than many actual doctors。 Cold showers， deep breathing， and outdoor exercise do attune you with your nature， which does improve every aspect of your physical and mental well-being。 His little toolkit can be used to do impossible things， like climb Mt Everest in a day without altitude sickness。 He has done things that should have killed him， and they didn't， and he has taught other people to do them， and they didn't die either。 That's proof enough。But don't buy the cult of personality hype。 Wooks is wooks， and you can pursue an agenda of universal holism and be responsible enough to hold a job at the same time， no matter what they tell you。 。。。more

Nicholas Gomez ，

Love Wim How and his methods。 But this didn't need to be a full-length book。Hearing about his early life was very compelling， but it was bogged down by Wim Hof patting himself on the back every other page。 Highly recommend people check his work out， and possibly even read this， but skim it if you do。 You don't need to read every word of it。 Love Wim How and his methods。 But this didn't need to be a full-length book。Hearing about his early life was very compelling， but it was bogged down by Wim Hof patting himself on the back every other page。 Highly recommend people check his work out， and possibly even read this， but skim it if you do。 You don't need to read every word of it。 。。。more

Susan Crowe ，

Trying the WHM and I'm 2 weeks in。 I have noticed a few differences， and will continue to give it some time。 The book/writing itself was just ok。 Hoping the WHM will help increase energy and reduce inflammation。 Trying the WHM and I'm 2 weeks in。 I have noticed a few differences， and will continue to give it some time。 The book/writing itself was just ok。 Hoping the WHM will help increase energy and reduce inflammation。 。。。more

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