Wim Hof at an event to raise awareness of climate change in Hong Kong in 2010 Kin Cheung/AP Photo/Alamy
There is little good-quality evidence to support Wim Hof鈥檚 claims that controlled breathing and cold exposure have widespread health benefits. In the first review into Wim Hof鈥檚 Method, researchers found that just a few small studies support his claim that these techniques lower inflammation, with other experiments failing to back up that his methods improve athletic performance.
Also known as The Iceman, Hof claims his so-called three pillars 鈥 controlled breathing, cold therapy and 鈥渃ommitment鈥 鈥 can benefit everything from our …



