1 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:10,845 (OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING) 2 00:00:34,243 --> 00:00:36,537 What we thought we’d do Chris, is just talk you through the plan, 3 00:00:36,704 --> 00:00:39,248 so you’ve got a rough idea as to what you’re getting into. 4 00:00:40,249 --> 00:00:44,253 So, the main risk is really that the longer you spend in the water, 5 00:00:44,337 --> 00:00:47,840 the risk goes up exponentially. If you push yourself beyond the point 6 00:00:47,965 --> 00:00:50,843 at which you should be coming out, there is a real risk you could die. 7 00:00:52,845 --> 00:00:54,097 Yup. 8 00:00:55,681 --> 00:00:56,933 CHRIS: As you can tell, 9 00:00:57,391 --> 00:01:00,728 the safety team have one or two concerns about what I’m about to do. 10 00:01:01,854 --> 00:01:03,106 So do I. 11 00:01:05,274 --> 00:01:07,110 ROSS: Right, this is where we switch it on now, okay? 12 00:01:08,611 --> 00:01:11,239 CHRIS: Somehow, I’ve been talked into an open water swim... 13 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:12,657 Good. 14 00:01:14,408 --> 00:01:15,701 CHRIS: ...in the Arctic. 15 00:01:16,452 --> 00:01:18,162 ROSS: Impose your will on the sea. 16 00:01:19,872 --> 00:01:21,791 Two minutes! Two minutes! 17 00:01:23,835 --> 00:01:26,504 CHRIS: And if there’s one thing I really, really hate... 18 00:01:30,174 --> 00:01:31,300 it’s the cold. 19 00:01:34,303 --> 00:01:38,683 Why am I doing this? Why am I doing this? Why am I doing this? (CHUCKLES) 20 00:01:39,183 --> 00:01:40,268 (SQUEALS) 21 00:01:41,853 --> 00:01:43,354 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 22 00:01:48,818 --> 00:01:50,361 (CHRIS CHEERS) 23 00:01:51,070 --> 00:01:53,781 -Special change of scenery. -LIAM: Epic surroundings. 24 00:01:54,031 --> 00:01:55,908 I'll say, there's no mangoes falling off the trees here! 25 00:01:56,117 --> 00:01:57,326 Yeah. (CHUCKLES) 26 00:01:59,579 --> 00:02:03,666 As part of my mission to live longer, I’ve traded the warmth of Australia 27 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:05,668 for the frozen north. 28 00:02:08,379 --> 00:02:10,256 And along for the ride, I’ve got these jokers. 29 00:02:11,048 --> 00:02:13,926 My younger brother Liam, and my older brother Luke. 30 00:02:16,053 --> 00:02:18,181 When I invited them to hang out at the beach, 31 00:02:18,347 --> 00:02:20,266 not quite sure this is what they imagined. 32 00:02:21,184 --> 00:02:22,518 Feather that clutch, mate. 33 00:02:22,894 --> 00:02:25,563 Dude, I can’t feel the floor. These boots are a bit thick. 34 00:02:25,855 --> 00:02:27,899 We’ve let the worst driver of all drive us. 35 00:02:28,024 --> 00:02:29,525 -Why is Chris driving, mate? -CHRIS: Are you kidding? 36 00:02:29,609 --> 00:02:31,068 I’m the best driver ever, dude. 37 00:02:31,235 --> 00:02:32,612 (LAUGHS) 38 00:02:35,781 --> 00:02:38,868 CHRIS: We’re here with a man who says extreme temperatures are actually 39 00:02:38,951 --> 00:02:42,538 gonna be good for me. Sports scientist, Ross Edgley. 40 00:02:42,872 --> 00:02:45,917 I mean, it doesn’t get much better than this really, does it? 41 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,712 I mean, as a training ground, as a sports lab... 42 00:02:50,171 --> 00:02:51,881 I'm in my element. 43 00:02:51,964 --> 00:02:54,008 (LAUGHS) I don't know how comfortable I am with that! 44 00:02:54,175 --> 00:02:55,301 (LAUGHS) 45 00:02:56,010 --> 00:02:59,805 Ross Edgley is one of the fittest humans on the planet. 46 00:02:59,972 --> 00:03:02,350 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 47 00:03:02,975 --> 00:03:05,311 CHRIS: The kind of guy who takes everything to the limit. 48 00:03:05,436 --> 00:03:07,063 (LAUGHS) 49 00:03:08,064 --> 00:03:12,068 CHRIS: He's the only person in the world to swim all the way around Great Britain. 50 00:03:13,236 --> 00:03:16,072 And he did it in 157 days straight. 51 00:03:16,364 --> 00:03:18,491 (CROWD CHEERING) 52 00:03:21,202 --> 00:03:23,537 CHRIS: But then he takes it even further... 53 00:03:24,288 --> 00:03:26,999 (CHUCKLES) ...you know, with, like, swimming in ice-cold water. 54 00:03:27,208 --> 00:03:29,377 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 55 00:03:33,923 --> 00:03:37,093 I believe we humans only really thrive in the face of adversity. 56 00:03:38,302 --> 00:03:41,973 You find out about your physiology, you find out about your mentality... 57 00:03:42,848 --> 00:03:46,519 and there are now theories that subjecting your body to extreme temperatures 58 00:03:46,727 --> 00:03:48,646 could even help you live longer. 59 00:03:49,105 --> 00:03:51,607 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 60 00:03:54,277 --> 00:03:57,071 CHRIS: And that is why I signed up for this Arctic adventure. 61 00:04:00,449 --> 00:04:04,203 Ross might love the cold, but I'm more like Goldilocks. 62 00:04:04,954 --> 00:04:07,707 Not too hot, not too cold, I'm happiest right in the middle. 63 00:04:09,417 --> 00:04:12,211 And you’d think that staying in a comfortable temperature 64 00:04:12,461 --> 00:04:15,172 is also the best way to keep healthy for the long haul. 65 00:04:15,965 --> 00:04:20,386 But new science says embracing extreme cold, and extreme heat... 66 00:04:22,138 --> 00:04:24,432 could force your body to upgrade its defenses... 67 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:29,687 and power up its microscopic repair systems... 68 00:04:31,731 --> 00:04:36,235 which could cut the risks of disease, and maybe add years to your life. 69 00:04:39,155 --> 00:04:42,616 So, it’s time for some serious shock therapy. 70 00:04:42,742 --> 00:04:45,119 (MYSTICAL MUSIC PLAYING) 71 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,790 ROSS: After three days of training, Chris will attempt a cold-water swim 72 00:04:49,957 --> 00:04:52,752 that's going to test his body to the absolute limit. 73 00:04:54,128 --> 00:04:58,382 Two hundred and fifty yards across a bone-chilling Arctic Fjord, 74 00:04:58,883 --> 00:05:01,635 wearing nothing but swimming trunks and a smile. 75 00:05:04,096 --> 00:05:08,726 If he can endure that, then maybe he could fall in love with the cold... 76 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,646 and make it part of his life. 77 00:05:19,153 --> 00:05:21,947 (MYSTICAL MUSIC CONTINUES) 78 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:54,105 (SEAGULLS SQUAWKING) 79 00:06:02,738 --> 00:06:06,492 ROSS: So, how’s your Australian physiology coping with this? 80 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:10,704 It's in complete shock right now. My ears are about to snap off. 81 00:06:12,748 --> 00:06:16,544 They’re like little icicles and I’m a little concerned. 82 00:06:18,295 --> 00:06:21,090 (FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING) 83 00:06:26,554 --> 00:06:28,806 ROSS: This is the plunge. 84 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:31,767 Yeah. 85 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:34,061 And I want you to basically get down to your trunks, get in, 86 00:06:34,186 --> 00:06:37,356 and I just want you to experience the cold at its rawest form. 87 00:06:37,523 --> 00:06:39,400 -CHRIS: Yeah. -Think of it almost like a baptism. 88 00:06:39,525 --> 00:06:41,485 That’s what we’re doing. Because you need to understand 89 00:06:41,569 --> 00:06:43,362 what's going on inside the body. So... 90 00:06:43,446 --> 00:06:45,823 Oh, it knows it's gonna freeze in a second, yeah. 91 00:06:46,031 --> 00:06:47,366 -Yes. Yeah. This is it. -CHRIS: Yeah. (LAUGHS) 92 00:06:47,616 --> 00:06:49,869 This is it. No, no, no. But it's gonna be a shock to the body. 93 00:06:49,952 --> 00:06:50,995 I’m not gonna lie. 94 00:06:51,078 --> 00:06:52,872 -CHRIS: Yeah. -I’m gonna be so honest with you. 95 00:06:53,289 --> 00:06:54,331 ROSS: To prepare for the swim, 96 00:06:54,415 --> 00:06:57,501 the first step is subjecting Chris to full immersion. 97 00:06:58,085 --> 00:07:02,673 The problem is that cold water triggers some really powerful survival mechanisms. 98 00:07:03,090 --> 00:07:05,968 But if you’re training for an ice swim, they actually work against you. 99 00:07:06,802 --> 00:07:09,889 I need Chris to understand what those reactions feel like, 100 00:07:10,139 --> 00:07:12,183 and then start to tame them. 101 00:07:13,058 --> 00:07:14,685 One of the first things that we're gonna experience 102 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:16,228 is this gasp reflex. 103 00:07:16,353 --> 00:07:17,730 -The body's basically just going... -(GASPS) 104 00:07:17,813 --> 00:07:20,900 Is exactly it. You wanna gasp, perfectly normal. That is... 105 00:07:20,983 --> 00:07:22,902 -It’s just self-preservation. -Mm-hmm. Perfectly normal. 106 00:07:22,985 --> 00:07:25,237 -Yeah. Once we start the timer... -CHRIS: Yeah. Yeah. 107 00:07:25,321 --> 00:07:26,989 ...once we’re in, make no mistake, 108 00:07:27,072 --> 00:07:29,200 we basically started the timer on hypothermia, 109 00:07:29,408 --> 00:07:32,495 and to put it bluntly, consciousness and dying. 110 00:07:32,578 --> 00:07:35,789 And saying, "goodbye, life." Yeah. All right. 111 00:07:36,415 --> 00:07:38,959 Oh, yeah. (GROANS) Here we go! 112 00:07:40,169 --> 00:07:42,505 ROSS: Before we let Chris loose in open water, 113 00:07:42,630 --> 00:07:45,257 I want to see if he can get through the initial shock 114 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:49,011 and tough it out for at least a couple of minutes here in the harbor. 115 00:07:49,970 --> 00:07:54,058 Do I reckon this warm-blooded Aussie can do it? I don't know. 116 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,685 Oh, yes, this is a great idea! 117 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:58,729 -Here we go. -(LAUGHS) Follow my lead. 118 00:07:58,938 --> 00:08:02,441 (BREATHES DEEPLY) 119 00:08:03,692 --> 00:08:04,735 CHRIS: All right. 120 00:08:06,278 --> 00:08:08,948 (CHRIS BREATHES DEEPLY) 121 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:16,497 -ROSS: That's it. Breathe, breathe. -Oh, boy. 122 00:08:18,207 --> 00:08:20,125 -ROSS: Good. Good. Really good. -Whoo! 123 00:08:20,543 --> 00:08:21,585 -ROSS: Breathe. -Wow! 124 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:24,046 ROSS: Okay, there you go, okay. There you go. So that's that gasp reflex. 125 00:08:24,338 --> 00:08:26,966 You know, that hyperventilation. Control it. Control it. 126 00:08:27,091 --> 00:08:28,259 (EXHALES) Don’t let it bully me. 127 00:08:28,509 --> 00:08:30,386 ROSS: Self-preservation, your body is going, "get out!" 128 00:08:30,511 --> 00:08:31,971 -But override that. -(EXHALES) 129 00:08:32,680 --> 00:08:34,139 -How we feeling? -Oh, freezing. 130 00:08:34,265 --> 00:08:35,349 -Okay. (CHUCKLES) -Yeah. 131 00:08:35,641 --> 00:08:37,768 -Feels like I’m in the fire. -(LAUGHS) 132 00:08:37,977 --> 00:08:41,522 -Okay, breathe! We are at one minute. -(EXHALES, BLOWS RASPBERRY) 133 00:08:41,605 --> 00:08:42,856 -ROSS: So, now, what's happening? -(EXHALES) 134 00:08:42,940 --> 00:08:44,191 ROSS: Now we’ve got over that gasp reflex. 135 00:08:44,316 --> 00:08:45,359 No, no, we haven’t. 136 00:08:45,442 --> 00:08:47,653 -It's still going? (LAUGHS) -CHRIS: I haven’t got over anything! 137 00:08:48,153 --> 00:08:49,613 ROSS: Someone forgot to put the hot tap on. 138 00:08:49,738 --> 00:08:51,615 -Oh, God! Oh, God! -CHRIS: As if things weren’t bad enough, 139 00:08:52,491 --> 00:08:55,536 Luke and Liam, and our buddy, Mick, have got front row seats. 140 00:08:56,328 --> 00:08:57,329 Summer swim? 141 00:08:57,413 --> 00:08:58,956 -(CHRIS YELLING) -ROSS: Yes, boys! 142 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:00,082 Oh, God! 143 00:09:00,207 --> 00:09:02,001 CHRIS: Now, why did I invite them, again? 144 00:09:02,209 --> 00:09:03,794 (LAUGHS) How is it? 145 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:06,005 Oh, it’s amazing, it’s so warm in here. 146 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:07,506 What’s the level of shrinkage? 147 00:09:07,756 --> 00:09:09,508 (LAUGHS) 148 00:09:10,301 --> 00:09:12,845 How would you feel if I said, "Let’s put our face under?" 149 00:09:13,596 --> 00:09:15,764 Okay, let's go. (EXHALES) 150 00:09:17,725 --> 00:09:19,310 -LIAM: Oh, boy. -LUKE: Oh, wow! 151 00:09:19,518 --> 00:09:21,186 -Terrible idea. -(CHRIS YOWLS) 152 00:09:21,312 --> 00:09:22,938 -LUKE: Yeah. I'm impressed. -(YOWLS) 153 00:09:23,272 --> 00:09:25,274 All right, I think we’ve proved our point, right? Can we get out? 154 00:09:25,357 --> 00:09:26,734 ROSS: Right. Hang on, give me 30 more seconds. 155 00:09:26,817 --> 00:09:27,735 Oh, what? 156 00:09:27,860 --> 00:09:29,486 Can you feel that blood going away from your extremities? 157 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:31,030 CHRIS: Yeah, I can feel all sorts of pain. 158 00:09:31,113 --> 00:09:32,281 -So, quick test. -Yeah. 159 00:09:32,364 --> 00:09:33,782 -Quick dexterity test for me. -(GROANS) Yeah. 160 00:09:34,033 --> 00:09:35,075 -How's that? -They feel like... 161 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:36,910 -How quickly can you move your hands? -...pins and needles! 162 00:09:37,202 --> 00:09:39,455 (GRUNTS, BREATHES HEAVILY) 163 00:09:39,580 --> 00:09:41,290 -ROSS: (LAUGHS) Shit. -(BREATHES HEAVILY, GROANS) 164 00:09:41,624 --> 00:09:42,583 -We are at... -CHRIS: Awesome. 165 00:09:42,750 --> 00:09:44,877 -...two minutes, 50. -(CHRIS EXHALES) 166 00:09:45,169 --> 00:09:47,588 -Talk to me. How are we feeling? -(EXHALES HEAVILY) I feel like I’m dying. 167 00:09:47,713 --> 00:09:49,548 -Okay... -(LIAM SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 168 00:09:49,757 --> 00:09:51,008 You actually probably are. 169 00:09:51,133 --> 00:09:52,593 (LAUGHS) 170 00:09:52,968 --> 00:09:54,595 -Let’s just get out! -ROSS: No, no, no, no, 171 00:09:54,803 --> 00:09:56,513 -give me 30 more seconds. -(ALL LAUGHING) 172 00:09:56,597 --> 00:09:58,098 -LUKE: No, don't get out. -(GROANS) Stop saying that! 173 00:09:58,182 --> 00:09:59,433 -ROSS: Five minutes. -Just another 30. 174 00:09:59,516 --> 00:10:01,143 We're done, we're done, you did good, man. You're good. 175 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:02,603 CHRIS: I don't think I can get out. (GRUNTS) 176 00:10:02,728 --> 00:10:04,855 -Nice, big man, nice. -CHRIS: I can't... 177 00:10:04,980 --> 00:10:06,148 -Let's go. -LUKE: You got it, Chris. 178 00:10:06,231 --> 00:10:07,608 (GROANS) My hands, I can’t feel them. 179 00:10:07,733 --> 00:10:10,027 Go on, straight into push-ups, Chris! 180 00:10:10,152 --> 00:10:12,112 -(GROANS) -ROSS: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 181 00:10:12,363 --> 00:10:15,366 Oh, my God, is there a towel somewhere? 182 00:10:15,574 --> 00:10:17,409 -ROSS: I got it, I got it. Here you go. -(CHRIS GROANS) 183 00:10:17,493 --> 00:10:18,994 -What’s that towel? -(ROSS) What are you... (LAUGHS) 184 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:20,829 The world’s smallest towel! 185 00:10:22,581 --> 00:10:25,334 -It's okay, it's a warm wind. -LIAM: Oh, God. Wow. 186 00:10:25,584 --> 00:10:29,004 LIAM: Fifty-year storm's coming in, guys, we've got to get to safety! 187 00:10:29,213 --> 00:10:31,090 (UPBEAT PERCUSSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 188 00:10:33,175 --> 00:10:36,720 To safely recover from the shock, we have to bring Chris's core temperature 189 00:10:36,845 --> 00:10:38,555 back to normal gradually. 190 00:10:39,056 --> 00:10:42,434 Man. (EXHALES) My toes, mate. 191 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:43,894 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 192 00:10:44,603 --> 00:10:46,021 ROSS: Keep it going, keep it going. 193 00:10:46,230 --> 00:10:47,314 Yeah, good. There you go. 194 00:10:47,606 --> 00:10:49,191 -CHRIS: Whoo! -ROSS: All right, on three. 195 00:10:49,358 --> 00:10:50,901 My fingers just don’t exist right now. 196 00:10:50,984 --> 00:10:52,277 ROSS: They'll recover, don't worry about it. 197 00:10:52,361 --> 00:10:53,612 That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. 198 00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:55,781 -(ROSS LAUGHS) -I'm fine. (SNIFFS) Yeah, by far. 199 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:57,783 -That was... -ROSS: That was terrific. 200 00:10:57,866 --> 00:10:59,326 -...the most awful thing. -(ALL LAUGH) 201 00:10:59,493 --> 00:11:01,578 You know when you, like, regret moments in your career? 202 00:11:01,662 --> 00:11:03,288 (ALL LAUGH) 203 00:11:03,414 --> 00:11:04,790 That was one, Ross. 204 00:11:05,666 --> 00:11:06,792 (CHEERS) 205 00:11:07,334 --> 00:11:11,004 -Wow! That’s something else, Ross. -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) 206 00:11:11,755 --> 00:11:13,090 (ROSS SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 207 00:11:13,215 --> 00:11:15,718 CHRIS: Being that cold, it’s just so intense. 208 00:11:18,095 --> 00:11:20,514 And I feel like I’m outside of my comfort zone 209 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:22,057 further than I've probably ever been. 210 00:11:22,266 --> 00:11:24,268 -LIAM: Do you want me to hug you? -CHRIS: My arms are cold. 211 00:11:24,435 --> 00:11:26,270 My arms are like freezing. 212 00:11:26,812 --> 00:11:28,272 -Thank you. -LIAM: There you go. 213 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:30,899 (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) Finger in there. Is that boiling? Yeah? 214 00:11:30,983 --> 00:11:32,025 -(ALL LAUGH) -No idea. 215 00:11:32,109 --> 00:11:33,694 (IMITATES SIZZLING NOISE, SCREAMS) 216 00:11:35,571 --> 00:11:36,822 ROSS: That was a struggle. 217 00:11:38,031 --> 00:11:41,243 And out in open water, it's only gonna get harder. 218 00:11:42,870 --> 00:11:46,582 To stand any chance of doing this swim, Chris has to start taming those reactions. 219 00:11:46,957 --> 00:11:48,250 (SINISTER MUSIC PLAYING) 220 00:11:48,375 --> 00:11:51,670 ROSS: And there are scientists who believe controlling the body’s response 221 00:11:51,837 --> 00:11:55,507 to the cold could also have huge health benefits down the line. 222 00:11:56,717 --> 00:11:58,927 (TENSE UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) 223 00:12:00,137 --> 00:12:03,891 CHRIS: As I get older, one quirk to look forward to is that my built-in 224 00:12:03,974 --> 00:12:05,517 defense system could get trigger happy. 225 00:12:05,642 --> 00:12:07,519 (ALARM BLARING) 226 00:12:07,770 --> 00:12:09,438 CHRIS: Throughout the body's blood vessels, 227 00:12:09,521 --> 00:12:14,109 an unwelcome surge of immune cells can cause collateral damage... 228 00:12:17,654 --> 00:12:19,364 doing more harm than good. 229 00:12:21,325 --> 00:12:24,828 The resulting breakdown in tissues and organs is called "inflammaging." 230 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:28,999 And it fuels two of the biggest killers in the modern world. 231 00:12:33,337 --> 00:12:36,507 But there’s a theory that dialing down our reactions to the cold... 232 00:12:38,383 --> 00:12:41,970 could also help to reset that rogue immune system, 233 00:12:43,347 --> 00:12:46,183 and cut the risks of deadly disease in old age. 234 00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:50,020 -(WAVES CRASHING) -(SEAGULLS SCREECHING) 235 00:12:50,145 --> 00:12:55,025 CHRIS: So, I’ve gotta subject myself to regular blasts of icy pain, 236 00:12:55,442 --> 00:12:57,694 and I might not even see the benefits for years? 237 00:12:59,363 --> 00:13:00,405 Fantastic. 238 00:13:01,281 --> 00:13:04,618 (FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING) 239 00:13:04,701 --> 00:13:06,370 CHRIS: Fortunately, there is another upside 240 00:13:06,912 --> 00:13:08,580 that can kick in much sooner. 241 00:13:18,257 --> 00:13:21,510 After Johanna Nordblad smashed her leg in a cycling accident, 242 00:13:21,969 --> 00:13:25,806 her fractures healed, but the pain never stopped. 243 00:13:28,225 --> 00:13:30,143 JOHANNA: (IN FINNISH) It felt like fire in my bones. 244 00:13:31,186 --> 00:13:33,856 I couldn't sleep. 245 00:13:42,656 --> 00:13:45,701 My leg had been in agony for three years. 246 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,330 I was ready to try anything. 247 00:13:58,589 --> 00:14:00,299 CHRIS: (IN ENGLISH) Conventional drugs didn’t cut through. 248 00:14:01,341 --> 00:14:03,552 So, doctors prescribed a radical alternative. 249 00:14:07,764 --> 00:14:12,936 A new treatment, based on the theory that cold water can scramble pain signals 250 00:14:13,604 --> 00:14:14,897 before they reach the brain. 251 00:14:15,898 --> 00:14:17,524 (BREATHES HEAVILY) 252 00:14:20,611 --> 00:14:22,613 JOHANNA: (IN FINNISH) When I put my leg in the water 253 00:14:22,738 --> 00:14:27,492 for the first time since the accident, it stopped hurting. 254 00:14:30,662 --> 00:14:35,208 Tears welled in my eyes, and I cried. 255 00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:40,714 (INHALES DEEPLY) 256 00:14:40,881 --> 00:14:42,799 CHRIS: (IN ENGLISH) Johanna got her life back... 257 00:14:44,259 --> 00:14:45,469 but she didn’t stop there. 258 00:14:51,099 --> 00:14:53,602 (ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC PLAYING) 259 00:14:56,063 --> 00:14:58,148 CHRIS: She was already a free diver... 260 00:14:59,608 --> 00:15:01,276 but taking on these frozen lakes... 261 00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:04,363 has allowed her to not only to endure the cold, 262 00:15:05,447 --> 00:15:06,740 but to embrace it. 263 00:15:07,658 --> 00:15:10,911 (MYSTERIOUS SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) 264 00:15:12,537 --> 00:15:16,124 JOHANNA: (IN FINNISH) The treatment took away my fear of the cold. 265 00:15:22,047 --> 00:15:27,302 If you keep calm, you can stay in much longer. 266 00:15:32,182 --> 00:15:36,228 This has brought more than just pain relief. 267 00:15:42,818 --> 00:15:46,863 By swimming in cold water, you get ill far less often. 268 00:15:49,116 --> 00:15:52,202 I feel healthier and full of energy. 269 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:55,706 (UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING) 270 00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:17,019 CHRIS: (IN ENGLISH) The right dose of shock 271 00:16:17,144 --> 00:16:19,312 could enhance your ability to fight off infection. 272 00:16:20,522 --> 00:16:22,774 And you don’t have to be an ice-diver. 273 00:16:25,694 --> 00:16:29,781 In one study, people who flipped to cold for the last 30 seconds 274 00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:34,828 of their daily shower, ended up taking almost 30 percent fewer sick days. 275 00:16:35,454 --> 00:16:36,747 That’s pretty impressive. 276 00:16:37,789 --> 00:16:39,833 (TRANSCENDENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) 277 00:16:42,586 --> 00:16:47,340 JOHANNA: (IN FINNISH) It's good to be outside your comfort zone. 278 00:16:50,093 --> 00:16:53,513 Open your mind. 279 00:16:54,806 --> 00:16:56,892 Embrace the feeling of the cold. 280 00:16:58,060 --> 00:17:01,188 (EXHALES, GRUNTS) 281 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:05,942 (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) 282 00:17:08,278 --> 00:17:10,030 CHRIS: (IN ENGLISH) As more benefits come to light, 283 00:17:10,113 --> 00:17:13,533 people are finding their own ways to harness extreme temperatures. 284 00:17:16,286 --> 00:17:18,622 And as we take my training to the next level, 285 00:17:19,206 --> 00:17:23,085 Ross has come up with the perfect way to lure me back into the water. 286 00:17:24,336 --> 00:17:26,463 The one thing he knows I can’t resist. 287 00:17:35,597 --> 00:17:36,807 CHRIS: Whoo! 288 00:17:37,307 --> 00:17:41,895 It’s absolutely beautiful, but your brain’s going, 289 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:44,564 "What’s going on here? Why are we heading to the water, 290 00:17:44,689 --> 00:17:46,691 "Why are we trudging through snow?" (GROANS) 291 00:17:47,192 --> 00:17:50,070 -MICK: You’re gonna feel alive after this. -(CHRIS LAUGHS) 292 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:57,285 CHRIS: Back in Australia, I surf a lot, but going out in these conditions... 293 00:18:00,205 --> 00:18:01,289 now, that's gnarly. 294 00:18:02,499 --> 00:18:04,751 Luckily, I've got my good buddy here. 295 00:18:05,210 --> 00:18:07,921 Three-time world champion surfer, Mick Fanning. 296 00:18:08,338 --> 00:18:10,465 Who Ross has roped in to keep me on track. 297 00:18:14,678 --> 00:18:16,346 MICK: Coming to a place like this... 298 00:18:17,222 --> 00:18:19,474 it’s such a different experience than what we’re used to at home. 299 00:18:19,558 --> 00:18:20,559 Yeah. 300 00:18:20,725 --> 00:18:22,394 -It’s so easy at home, you know? -CHRIS: Yeah. 301 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:25,564 You have board shorts, it’s warm, you can park right at the beach. 302 00:18:25,730 --> 00:18:28,608 When here, you gotta think about your warmth, you gotta think 303 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:30,443 about getting through the waves and... 304 00:18:31,319 --> 00:18:33,864 With the elements just so raw and real, 305 00:18:34,239 --> 00:18:35,866 you have to zero in in these conditions. 306 00:18:36,491 --> 00:18:37,868 Otherwise, you’ll end up on the rocks over there, 307 00:18:37,951 --> 00:18:39,870 -somewhere. -Yeah. (LAUGHS) 308 00:18:41,288 --> 00:18:44,541 (FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING) 309 00:18:49,171 --> 00:18:52,090 CHRIS: Let's get on with it, shall we? (GROANS) 310 00:18:57,679 --> 00:19:00,640 I want Chris to experience prolonged exposure. 311 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:02,309 (CHRIS GRUNTS) 312 00:19:02,434 --> 00:19:06,313 ROSS: But in these conditions, half an hour in his trunks could kill him. 313 00:19:09,774 --> 00:19:11,693 So, this is the wetsuit test. 314 00:19:12,402 --> 00:19:13,570 (CHRIS GROANS) 315 00:19:13,778 --> 00:19:17,073 As he steadily cools down, he’s gonna experience a significant loss 316 00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:20,619 in muscle strength, and his coordination is gonna go to pieces. 317 00:19:23,246 --> 00:19:24,789 -(LUKE CHUCKLES) -ROSS: I’m keeping warm, 318 00:19:24,915 --> 00:19:27,000 -with Liam and Luke. -What are they doing? 319 00:19:27,417 --> 00:19:31,046 I wanna see if Chris can hold it all together and stay mobile. 320 00:19:31,463 --> 00:19:33,465 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 321 00:19:37,427 --> 00:19:38,803 (GROANS) 322 00:19:40,430 --> 00:19:43,183 MICK: Let's see how much harder it is to paddle, eh? 323 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:48,521 All right, here you go. Here goes Mick. 324 00:19:56,947 --> 00:19:58,114 (CHRIS SCREAMS) 325 00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:11,628 LIAM: Wow! 326 00:20:15,257 --> 00:20:17,175 -Little boost on the end. Epic! -Whoo! 327 00:20:24,641 --> 00:20:27,978 I started surfing when I was about ten, ten years old. 328 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:34,567 It's not a bad obsession to have. 329 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:36,194 (LOUD MUTED THUDDING) 330 00:20:39,030 --> 00:20:41,491 But this is like being on another planet. 331 00:20:44,244 --> 00:20:47,497 -A pretty brutal experience. -(HIGH-PITCHED RINGING) 332 00:20:48,623 --> 00:20:51,334 You, go. You, go! Jump on. 333 00:20:53,545 --> 00:20:55,463 (DARK MUSIC PLAYING) 334 00:20:58,508 --> 00:20:59,592 ROSS: It's Chris. 335 00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:02,595 LUKE: There you go! Oh, I can't believe it! 336 00:21:04,389 --> 00:21:06,599 Oh! Yes! 337 00:21:09,352 --> 00:21:12,188 -Oh, yes, mate! -(LIAM LAUGHS) 338 00:21:12,856 --> 00:21:14,941 -That's an actual turn! (LAUGHS) -An actual good wave! Oh! 339 00:21:15,984 --> 00:21:18,987 (UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING) 340 00:21:25,785 --> 00:21:27,579 -Yeah! -That's huge! 341 00:21:33,418 --> 00:21:35,128 I’m not easily impressed by Chris’s surfing... 342 00:21:35,211 --> 00:21:38,006 -Right. Yeah. Yeah. -...but that was pretty impressive. 343 00:21:46,056 --> 00:21:48,850 CHRIS: To begin with, you feel like you’re winning. 344 00:21:54,147 --> 00:21:55,190 (GRUNTS) 345 00:21:55,357 --> 00:21:57,650 -MICK: You all right? -CHRIS: It's just so hard to swim. 346 00:21:58,568 --> 00:21:59,944 But eventually... 347 00:22:01,404 --> 00:22:03,239 you start to get so cold. 348 00:22:04,324 --> 00:22:05,742 They're so far out now. 349 00:22:07,077 --> 00:22:08,828 LUKE: It’s so mental out there. 350 00:22:12,582 --> 00:22:15,085 CHRIS: I can feel it sucking the strength out of my arms. 351 00:22:18,588 --> 00:22:20,048 It’s harder to maneuver. 352 00:22:21,174 --> 00:22:22,717 My balance is off... 353 00:22:24,052 --> 00:22:25,845 and I'm feeling pretty vulnerable at this point. 354 00:22:29,224 --> 00:22:31,684 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 355 00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:37,565 -LUKE: He’s taking a break. -LIAM: Oh, my God. 356 00:22:39,818 --> 00:22:41,194 LUKE: Oof! Oh! 357 00:22:41,528 --> 00:22:43,988 -LIAM: I think he's... -ROSS: He got poleaxed on that one. 358 00:22:46,574 --> 00:22:47,700 CHRIS: Oh, my God. 359 00:22:48,118 --> 00:22:49,411 It's absolutely freezing. 360 00:22:50,787 --> 00:22:53,331 And at this point, I’ve had enough. 361 00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,754 -LIAM: How was it? -CHRIS: It was so intense. 362 00:23:00,547 --> 00:23:02,632 -It's like... It's kind of scary. -ROSS: Yeah. 363 00:23:03,091 --> 00:23:05,009 CHRIS: The storm kicked back in and started hailing, 364 00:23:05,301 --> 00:23:06,344 couldn’t even see the waves. 365 00:23:06,511 --> 00:23:08,179 -The hail was hitting me in the eye. -ROSS: Yeah. 366 00:23:08,263 --> 00:23:10,348 -It's a completely different, you know... -And I’ve noticed as well... 367 00:23:10,432 --> 00:23:11,808 -...game, right? -...the wind chill. Did you feel 368 00:23:11,933 --> 00:23:13,143 -that out there as well? -CHRIS: For sure. 369 00:23:13,268 --> 00:23:14,394 Yeah. -MICK: Yeah. 370 00:23:14,519 --> 00:23:16,020 -CHRIS: At the end, not catching waves... -ROSS: Yeah. 371 00:23:16,104 --> 00:23:17,188 ...I started to get a little colder. 372 00:23:17,355 --> 00:23:19,107 And when you get cold, it just hurts, right? 373 00:23:19,274 --> 00:23:22,485 Yeah. It was... Feels like knives in your fingers and your toes. 374 00:23:22,694 --> 00:23:24,946 Generally speaking, you’d probably do everything that you can to avoid 375 00:23:25,071 --> 00:23:26,990 -a surf like that, but... -Yeah. 376 00:23:27,198 --> 00:23:28,825 ...hats off to you, guys. 377 00:23:30,410 --> 00:23:32,662 (SOMBER MUSIC PLAYING) 378 00:23:34,747 --> 00:23:36,291 CHRIS: It was pretty wild out there. 379 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:41,546 That kind of cold is completely ridiculous and alien to anything I've ever done. 380 00:23:43,965 --> 00:23:48,261 So, the idea of now going and swimming without all of that gear and the wet suits 381 00:23:48,386 --> 00:23:49,554 and so on... 382 00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:53,016 has become a really... 383 00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:55,852 intense, scary reality. 384 00:24:00,899 --> 00:24:02,942 ROSS: I think Chris has earned a break from the cold. 385 00:24:06,029 --> 00:24:09,240 And up here, there’s another way to boost longevity. 386 00:24:09,866 --> 00:24:12,035 At the other end of the temperature scale. 387 00:24:18,625 --> 00:24:19,626 CHRIS: Whoo! 388 00:24:20,668 --> 00:24:24,631 Ross has hooked me up with longevity expert, Dr. Peter Attia. 389 00:24:26,257 --> 00:24:27,550 All right. 390 00:24:29,969 --> 00:24:31,054 It's intense. 391 00:24:31,721 --> 00:24:35,975 But Peter's convinced that regular saunas can boost my long-term health. 392 00:24:36,684 --> 00:24:39,020 DR. PETER: You know, now that we just got in here, Chris, 393 00:24:39,103 --> 00:24:40,188 let's take your pulse. 394 00:24:40,563 --> 00:24:41,648 All right. 395 00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:46,986 DR. PETER: Yeah, you're about 64 beats per minute. 396 00:24:47,570 --> 00:24:49,697 But we've got this temperature cranked up to about 397 00:24:49,822 --> 00:24:51,449 -hundred and ninety-five degrees... -CHRIS: Yeah. 398 00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:52,575 DR. PETER: ...Fahrenheit. 399 00:24:54,202 --> 00:24:56,246 So, let's see where you are in a couple of minutes. 400 00:24:56,371 --> 00:24:59,207 I guess I gotta get used to this heat. (CHUCKLES) 401 00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:01,876 Yeah, we're uncomfortable right now because we're hot. 402 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:05,463 And in response to that, our body is trying to cool us off. 403 00:25:05,755 --> 00:25:07,882 -CHRIS: Yeah. -And so, it's pumping harder 404 00:25:08,132 --> 00:25:11,803 so that your heart can quickly get the blood to the outside of your body. 405 00:25:11,970 --> 00:25:15,181 And just as exercise is known to help with cardiovascular disease, 406 00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:18,101 I think sauna has a number of those benefits as well. 407 00:25:18,851 --> 00:25:21,229 -Like a workout. Yeah. -Yeah, exactly. 408 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,983 Yeah, you're about 135 right now. 409 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,569 About twice what you were when we started. 410 00:25:27,944 --> 00:25:29,445 -It also... -CHRIS: It goes back to how beneficial 411 00:25:29,654 --> 00:25:30,780 -stress is, right? -Yeah. Yeah. 412 00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:32,240 I mean, stressing our bodies in any way 413 00:25:32,323 --> 00:25:34,826 is... It forces us to adapt and evolve and change. 414 00:25:34,909 --> 00:25:39,205 Yeah. Well, we just... Our body wants to stay in a certain temperature range. 415 00:25:39,706 --> 00:25:42,584 And right now, we're pushing ourselves way outside that comfort zone. 416 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:46,713 And in the process of adaptation, our body protects us by increasing 417 00:25:46,838 --> 00:25:50,425 the production of these special molecules called heat shock proteins, 418 00:25:50,717 --> 00:25:53,511 which are extremely effective in the fight against disease. 419 00:25:54,095 --> 00:25:55,346 (PENSIVE MUSIC PLAYING) 420 00:25:55,430 --> 00:25:57,682 CHRIS: I like to think I look healthy on the outside. 421 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:02,645 But on the inside, deep in my cells... 422 00:26:03,813 --> 00:26:07,650 heaps of molecular junk piling up from the wear and tear of age. 423 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:12,322 Hoarding all that trash could lead to serious problems when I'm older. 424 00:26:16,868 --> 00:26:20,872 But the blistering heat of the sauna tells my body to send in a cleanup crew... 425 00:26:22,498 --> 00:26:23,625 heat shock proteins. 426 00:26:24,876 --> 00:26:28,129 And these tiny heroes get to work fixing up the junk 427 00:26:29,005 --> 00:26:31,507 to give my cells the ultimate spring cleaning. 428 00:26:38,473 --> 00:26:41,726 By upping my heart rate and releasing heat shock proteins, 429 00:26:42,060 --> 00:26:43,936 getting this hot can work wonders. 430 00:26:45,772 --> 00:26:49,442 The two places where sauna is having the most benefit 431 00:26:49,817 --> 00:26:54,364 is in cardiovascular disease, where it is about a 50 percent reduction 432 00:26:54,447 --> 00:26:57,992 in risk of death, and Alzheimer's disease, where it's about 433 00:26:58,076 --> 00:27:01,079 -a 65, 66 percent reduction. -Wow. 434 00:27:01,788 --> 00:27:06,250 DR. PETER: Yeah, this exceeds that of virtually any drug that we can imagine. 435 00:27:06,709 --> 00:27:07,835 Incredible. 436 00:27:08,836 --> 00:27:10,421 (TRANSCENDENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) 437 00:27:10,713 --> 00:27:12,882 CHRIS: That's from simply taking frequent saunas, 438 00:27:13,508 --> 00:27:16,427 fired up to around 170 degrees Fahrenheit. 439 00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:20,431 Now, that's the kind of prescription I can handle. 440 00:27:22,308 --> 00:27:23,393 But right now... 441 00:27:25,269 --> 00:27:27,230 I've got some unfinished business with the cold. 442 00:27:31,734 --> 00:27:34,112 (FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING) 443 00:27:43,955 --> 00:27:46,165 Yes, boys, how we feeling? 444 00:27:46,457 --> 00:27:48,000 -Wow, mate. -That's what I'm saying, mate. 445 00:27:48,084 --> 00:27:49,252 -Yeah, Rossy! -(ROSS LAUGHS) 446 00:27:49,419 --> 00:27:52,672 CHRIS: With the swim looming, there’s no let-up in the training. 447 00:27:52,922 --> 00:27:55,174 -CHRIS: Are you plotting something? -ROSS: I just think... (LAUGHS) 448 00:27:55,299 --> 00:27:56,843 I’m gonna be completely honest, now we’re out here. 449 00:27:56,926 --> 00:27:59,554 I just... I don’t think there’s such a thing as too much acclimatization. 450 00:27:59,721 --> 00:28:02,974 I just think we need to get you as cold as possible, as often as possible. 451 00:28:05,810 --> 00:28:07,603 Let’s go, let's go, let's go! 452 00:28:07,812 --> 00:28:10,440 -All right. All right. -(ALL SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 453 00:28:10,648 --> 00:28:12,817 (GROANS, YELLS) 454 00:28:13,276 --> 00:28:16,946 CHRIS: All my brothers and my friends have done so far is laugh at me. 455 00:28:17,405 --> 00:28:19,532 So, this is payback time. 456 00:28:19,824 --> 00:28:22,618 -Let's do it! -(ALL LAUGH, SPEAK INDISTINCTLY) 457 00:28:25,830 --> 00:28:29,083 (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) 458 00:28:32,295 --> 00:28:35,673 CHRIS: Ross says that each blast of the cold will help tame my reactions. 459 00:28:39,343 --> 00:28:41,262 And here’s another kind of Arctic torture. 460 00:28:41,345 --> 00:28:42,638 -We're going. -ROSS: Let's go. 461 00:28:42,847 --> 00:28:45,850 CHRIS: We're going. (WHISTLES, GROANS) 462 00:28:45,975 --> 00:28:48,728 My brothers and I, we love a bit of pointless competition. 463 00:28:48,811 --> 00:28:50,313 (GROANS, LAUGHS) 464 00:28:50,605 --> 00:28:52,398 So, we’re going all in. 465 00:28:52,523 --> 00:28:54,609 -All right, let's go, fellas. -CHRIS: Let's do it. 466 00:28:56,527 --> 00:28:59,322 Go, get him. Where's he going with it? (GRUNTS, GROANS) 467 00:28:59,530 --> 00:29:00,990 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 468 00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:04,076 CHRIS: I’ve got to keep using my muscles in the cold... 469 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:05,244 (YELLING INCOHERENTLY) 470 00:29:07,997 --> 00:29:09,665 ...and maintain that coordination. 471 00:29:10,541 --> 00:29:11,959 Oh! (LAUGHS) 472 00:29:12,084 --> 00:29:13,586 Or try to, anyway. 473 00:29:16,672 --> 00:29:19,884 And according to Ross, repeating these doses... 474 00:29:21,344 --> 00:29:24,180 should eventually break the body’s resistance to the cold. 475 00:29:24,305 --> 00:29:27,433 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 476 00:29:34,941 --> 00:29:36,400 (CHRIS GROANS) 477 00:29:36,609 --> 00:29:38,277 -Oh, boy. (CHUCKLES) -How do we feel, boys? 478 00:29:38,694 --> 00:29:40,863 -(EXHALES) I feel... -(GROANS) 479 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,199 -I feel actually... -I felt like I was gonna vomit. 480 00:29:43,324 --> 00:29:45,243 -For me, it’s like absolute agony. -CHRIS: Yeah. Yeah. 481 00:29:45,451 --> 00:29:48,454 Does training for this actually make any difference? 482 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:52,375 Well, it's... I don't know if it's any less uncomfortable 483 00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:55,294 or you're just more familiar with being uncomfortable, 484 00:29:55,586 --> 00:29:57,213 and I feel like definitely having done it 485 00:29:57,296 --> 00:29:59,215 -a few times, you're like, "Okay..." -Yeah. 486 00:29:59,382 --> 00:30:01,050 -"...this is what it is." But... -LIAM: Yeah. 487 00:30:01,259 --> 00:30:03,845 ...I don't know that there's a massive change in my body 488 00:30:03,928 --> 00:30:05,429 because it's still pretty uncomfortable, but... 489 00:30:05,596 --> 00:30:07,056 -Yeah. -Still pretty incredible. 490 00:30:07,223 --> 00:30:08,224 -Yeah. -CHRIS: It's... Thanks. 491 00:30:08,391 --> 00:30:09,600 (LAUGHS) 492 00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:13,604 Yeah, I think doing things that hurt, there's a benefit, right? 493 00:30:13,729 --> 00:30:15,356 There's doing things that test you, doing things that... 494 00:30:15,439 --> 00:30:16,524 -Yeah. -...are hard. 495 00:30:16,607 --> 00:30:19,569 You know? Really pushing beyond the boundaries of what you think 496 00:30:19,652 --> 00:30:21,696 -is possible. And that really is... -LIAM: Yeah. And also a mental thing 497 00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:24,574 when you have to reeducate your mind, you have to change your mind to be like, 498 00:30:24,657 --> 00:30:27,702 "No. I just need to find a way to get through it." 499 00:30:27,785 --> 00:30:28,995 CHRIS: Yeah. 500 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:32,707 You know, keep moving and don't sort of let things fall apart. 501 00:30:32,832 --> 00:30:38,337 Yeah. You wanna get every opportunity possible to live a longer, 502 00:30:38,504 --> 00:30:39,881 -healthier, happier life. And... -LUKE: Yeah. 503 00:30:40,089 --> 00:30:46,012 And also not just living longer, but living longer and strong. 504 00:30:46,262 --> 00:30:48,681 Especially having kids, you wanna be able to play with the grandchildren 505 00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:51,392 -and still be active and... -LUKE: Yeah. 506 00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:54,562 ...and run down in the snow, and jump in the ocean. You know? 507 00:30:54,645 --> 00:30:56,939 -The emotional strength that comes... -Yeah, there's a real sense of achievement 508 00:30:57,023 --> 00:30:58,232 -from doing that too. -CHRIS: Yeah. 509 00:30:58,316 --> 00:31:02,236 Just the reward from actually run through the snow and diving into this... 510 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:03,696 -Yeah. -...you know, three degrees water... 511 00:31:03,779 --> 00:31:05,656 -LIAM: I think it also... It's... Yeah. -...and running back again. 512 00:31:05,781 --> 00:31:07,992 And I do think there's something to what Ross is saying about just... 513 00:31:08,159 --> 00:31:11,621 We've just become far too comfortable in everything... 514 00:31:11,704 --> 00:31:12,872 -Yeah. -...the temperature of our house, 515 00:31:12,955 --> 00:31:14,415 -our clothing. We're not used to... -Yeah. 516 00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:17,793 ...any discomfort. And that initial handbrake is really 517 00:31:17,877 --> 00:31:20,796 an emotional response of your body trying to preserve itself. 518 00:31:21,088 --> 00:31:24,550 You know, whereas actually the body has a whole lot more in the tank... 519 00:31:24,634 --> 00:31:26,719 -Yeah. Yeah. -...and you just gotta get past that. 520 00:31:29,805 --> 00:31:32,600 I guess it’s easy to talk about embracing the cold 521 00:31:32,683 --> 00:31:33,893 when you’re sitting in a hot tub. 522 00:31:34,101 --> 00:31:37,188 (WIND HOWLING) 523 00:31:37,980 --> 00:31:41,442 CHRIS: In reality, this swim is gonna take it to another level. 524 00:31:44,028 --> 00:31:47,448 And if I’m honest, it’s a pretty daunting prospect. 525 00:31:50,451 --> 00:31:53,371 (FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING) 526 00:31:54,163 --> 00:31:57,041 (SHUGENDO MONK CHANTING BUDDHIST SUTRA) 527 00:31:57,333 --> 00:32:01,837 CHRIS: But for one community in Japan, the fact that the cold is daunting 528 00:32:02,213 --> 00:32:06,634 is the whole point and leads to benefits that go beyond the physical. 529 00:32:13,057 --> 00:32:14,433 MR. SHINBO: (IN JAPANESE) Entering the mountains 530 00:32:14,809 --> 00:32:20,356 you can test your capacity for all kinds of suffering. 531 00:32:30,741 --> 00:32:33,494 CHRIS: (IN ENGLISH) Becoming a Shugendo monk takes years of training. 532 00:32:35,287 --> 00:32:37,289 For some, it's a fresh start. 533 00:32:38,791 --> 00:32:42,628 Like Mr. Shinbo, who joined the order after the death of his wife. 534 00:32:43,921 --> 00:32:48,676 (IN JAPANESE) I couldn’t see the point in life anymore. 535 00:32:52,054 --> 00:32:54,432 I was in great distress. 536 00:32:55,516 --> 00:32:59,645 Then I encountered the Shugendo. 537 00:33:00,104 --> 00:33:03,149 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 538 00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:07,862 -(WATER LAPPING) -(MONK CHANTING) 539 00:33:15,369 --> 00:33:17,079 CHRIS: (IN ENGLISH) Today, for the very first time, 540 00:33:17,663 --> 00:33:20,499 Mr. Shinbo faces a truly terrifying test. 541 00:33:29,550 --> 00:33:30,760 The waterfall. 542 00:33:32,344 --> 00:33:36,390 Fresh from the snowfields upstream, this torrent of meltwater 543 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,101 is so cold it can cause heart failure. 544 00:33:52,073 --> 00:33:54,617 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 545 00:33:54,700 --> 00:33:58,162 CHRIS: To pass, he needs to withstand this freezing cascade... 546 00:33:59,997 --> 00:34:02,416 -until his master is satisfied. -(MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 547 00:34:12,551 --> 00:34:15,763 (CHANTS BUDDHIST SUTRA) 548 00:34:18,015 --> 00:34:21,227 MR. SHINBO: (IN JAPANESE) The effect of the cold water... 549 00:34:22,436 --> 00:34:25,523 is like an electric shock. 550 00:34:27,274 --> 00:34:33,364 (CHANTS BUDDHIST SUTRA) 551 00:34:40,246 --> 00:34:46,460 MR. SHINBO: Putting yourself in a place where you feel fear. 552 00:34:46,877 --> 00:34:49,171 That’s the test. 553 00:34:49,713 --> 00:34:53,008 (TRANSCENDENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) 554 00:34:55,928 --> 00:34:59,890 MR. SHINBO: There’s a story about baby eels. 555 00:35:02,184 --> 00:35:06,355 If you add a predator like a catfish to the tank... 556 00:35:07,273 --> 00:35:10,442 they say more of the young eels will survive. 557 00:35:11,569 --> 00:35:15,239 (INAUDIBLE) 558 00:35:17,825 --> 00:35:21,912 MR. SHINBO: Humans also excel in the face of adversity. 559 00:35:24,456 --> 00:35:27,126 That’s what we’re trying to achieve. 560 00:35:32,298 --> 00:35:33,299 (GRUNTS) 561 00:35:50,983 --> 00:35:55,362 MR. SHINBO: I have experienced huge trauma, 562 00:35:55,696 --> 00:35:58,866 but through these tests, I’ve come to terms with the past. 563 00:36:02,870 --> 00:36:05,956 If I met my younger self, I’d say, 564 00:36:06,207 --> 00:36:08,209 "It’s going to be all right." 565 00:36:08,375 --> 00:36:11,003 Even if you endure suffering, 566 00:36:11,128 --> 00:36:13,047 you’re going to be all right. 567 00:36:16,759 --> 00:36:18,552 CHRIS: (IN ENGLISH) I know extreme temperatures could help 568 00:36:18,636 --> 00:36:20,095 combat physical decline. 569 00:36:21,722 --> 00:36:25,476 But during a long life, there are bound to be mental challenges too. 570 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:30,481 The Shugendo rituals show that confronting fear 571 00:36:30,898 --> 00:36:34,485 and enduring the cold can build a stronger mindset. 572 00:36:37,780 --> 00:36:40,324 To do it with such focus and such grace... 573 00:36:42,159 --> 00:36:43,535 that’s truly inspiring. 574 00:36:48,332 --> 00:36:54,838 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 575 00:36:58,634 --> 00:37:01,971 -What happens if you don’t make it? -You’re gonna be there to fish me out! 576 00:37:02,096 --> 00:37:04,556 -(CHUCKLES) Although, I’m not getting in. -(CHRIS CHUCKLING) 577 00:37:05,224 --> 00:37:07,142 LUKE: You know, it’s snowing right now, too? 578 00:37:07,309 --> 00:37:08,477 It is snowing, yeah. 579 00:37:08,978 --> 00:37:11,230 -Oh, good luck with that. -(LAUGHS) Thanks. 580 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:13,065 -LIAM: Exhilarating. -CHRIS: Yeah. Hmm. 581 00:37:13,232 --> 00:37:14,316 (LUKE LAUGHING) 582 00:37:15,526 --> 00:37:16,610 Yeah, I think I’ve lost my mind. 583 00:37:16,694 --> 00:37:18,112 -LIAM: Yeah. (LAUGHS) -(CHUCKLES) 584 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:21,115 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 585 00:37:21,907 --> 00:37:23,909 CHRIS: My challenge is to reach that buoy. 586 00:37:25,286 --> 00:37:29,540 Two-hundred and fifty yards in water close to freezing. 587 00:37:33,627 --> 00:37:35,254 But I know why I’m here. 588 00:37:36,005 --> 00:37:39,925 Enduring extreme conditions could help me fight inflammaging, 589 00:37:40,342 --> 00:37:43,554 manage pain and boost my immune system. 590 00:37:45,389 --> 00:37:49,768 It can trigger repairs inside my cells, and even improve my mental wellbeing. 591 00:37:53,439 --> 00:37:55,441 So, it’s time to step up, 592 00:37:56,066 --> 00:37:57,860 and just get this thing done. 593 00:38:03,115 --> 00:38:07,536 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 594 00:38:09,163 --> 00:38:11,999 -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) -ROSS: Here we are. 595 00:38:13,459 --> 00:38:18,589 And I have got to admit, I'm nervous, because despite all the training, 596 00:38:19,089 --> 00:38:20,758 this is now uncharted territory... 597 00:38:21,592 --> 00:38:23,302 and so much could go wrong. 598 00:38:24,386 --> 00:38:26,597 -CHRIS: Hey, boys. How are ya? -Hi, Andy, safety team doctor. 599 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,515 -CHRIS: I see, yeah. Hey, mate. -TOM: How you doing? I'm Tom. 600 00:38:28,599 --> 00:38:30,726 -ANDY: Hi, Ross. How are you? -ROSS: Andy, how are we, mate, we good? 601 00:38:30,809 --> 00:38:32,186 -You good? -TOM: Hey, mate, you all right? 602 00:38:32,770 --> 00:38:33,812 Oh, yeah! 603 00:38:34,938 --> 00:38:37,983 So, when you’re swimming, you’re gonna have a tow-float tied to you. 604 00:38:38,150 --> 00:38:40,486 And so, any issues, you can obviously just grab that and hold that. 605 00:38:40,944 --> 00:38:42,404 Do we have to have that or to... What? 606 00:38:42,613 --> 00:38:44,698 Yeah, I mean... And especially on ice swimming as well. 607 00:38:44,823 --> 00:38:47,242 It just means if something goes completely wrong and you go under, 608 00:38:47,368 --> 00:38:48,702 -you’re still attached to it... -CHRIS: Yeah. 609 00:38:48,786 --> 00:38:50,579 ...so we can then find you, we grab the float. 610 00:38:50,662 --> 00:38:53,332 Obviously, it’ll be a lot harder than anything you’ve done so far 611 00:38:53,499 --> 00:38:57,628 and your muscles are gonna get very stiff, cold, and you'll become uncoordinated. 612 00:38:58,253 --> 00:39:00,881 And when you get out of the water, we don’t want you to warm up too fast, 613 00:39:01,048 --> 00:39:04,426 because your limbs are gonna have lots of cold blood in, 614 00:39:04,676 --> 00:39:07,346 and if that all disappears back to your heart quickly, 615 00:39:07,429 --> 00:39:08,972 that can cause significant problems. 616 00:39:09,390 --> 00:39:11,100 So, we need to warm you up slowly and gradually. 617 00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:15,145 ROSS: Please make no mistakes. It's a brutal swim. 618 00:39:15,396 --> 00:39:17,981 You’re gonna be gasping for air into a headwind. 619 00:39:18,107 --> 00:39:20,275 It’s literally coming straight down the barrel. 620 00:39:20,401 --> 00:39:22,069 -CHRIS: Hmm. -So, you’re gonna be pushing off there, 621 00:39:22,194 --> 00:39:23,570 gasp reflex, going, 622 00:39:23,821 --> 00:39:27,366 "Oh, good God, what’s going on?" So, if all of a sudden if I say, 623 00:39:27,533 --> 00:39:31,453 "Now, you’re coming out." Believe us. It'll be for your own safety. 624 00:39:32,913 --> 00:39:36,750 If you overegg this, if you push yourself beyond the point 625 00:39:36,834 --> 00:39:39,795 at which you should be coming out, there is a real risk you could die. 626 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:42,047 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 627 00:39:42,131 --> 00:39:43,257 Yep. 628 00:39:51,140 --> 00:39:53,225 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 629 00:39:57,604 --> 00:40:02,192 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 630 00:40:04,653 --> 00:40:07,531 -ROSS: From here. Yeah. -CHRIS: Here? Right. 631 00:40:08,407 --> 00:40:10,325 ROSS: That's where we switch it on now, okay? 632 00:40:14,163 --> 00:40:15,706 CHRIS: I mean, even having all these things in place 633 00:40:15,789 --> 00:40:17,166 and having the people around. 634 00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:18,750 I'm really nervous. 635 00:40:18,876 --> 00:40:21,503 (EXHALES HEAVILY) 636 00:40:23,964 --> 00:40:26,717 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 637 00:40:27,468 --> 00:40:29,178 CHRIS: There is a whole lot of weather coming 638 00:40:29,428 --> 00:40:31,346 and, you know, it’s quite choppy and windy. 639 00:40:34,725 --> 00:40:35,767 (EXHALES DEEPLY) 640 00:40:35,893 --> 00:40:37,352 CHRIS: It's absolutely freezing cold. 641 00:40:40,314 --> 00:40:42,232 You know, the reality is really kicking in. 642 00:40:43,484 --> 00:40:45,694 Two minutes. Two minutes! 643 00:40:45,903 --> 00:40:48,280 (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING) 644 00:40:48,614 --> 00:40:51,617 ROSS: I just want controlled and calm aggression. 645 00:40:51,783 --> 00:40:54,953 So, when you go in, you’re just so confident in every single one 646 00:40:55,037 --> 00:40:57,915 of your strokes. Overcoming that gasp reflex. 647 00:40:58,081 --> 00:41:01,543 There you go, there you go. (CHUCKLES) There you go, there you go, there you go. 648 00:41:01,668 --> 00:41:03,295 Let’s go. Come on! 649 00:41:06,423 --> 00:41:08,759 -LIMA: Yeah, mate. (CHEERS) -LUKE: Yes, Chris. 650 00:41:08,884 --> 00:41:10,594 LIAM: The weather is getting worse by the second. 651 00:41:10,677 --> 00:41:11,762 LUKE: Yeah. 652 00:41:12,846 --> 00:41:14,681 Yeah. That wind just picked up another ten knots. 653 00:41:14,890 --> 00:41:17,059 -Yes! It's getting wild. -It literally is. 654 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:20,687 CHRIS: My brothers are there. They’re cheering me on. 655 00:41:21,522 --> 00:41:24,024 So, I kinda got to do it. 656 00:41:25,692 --> 00:41:27,569 LUKE: Getting quite nervous now actually. 657 00:41:27,736 --> 00:41:30,531 -Heart rate's definitely coming up. -Suspense... is terrifying. 658 00:41:35,452 --> 00:41:37,579 CHRIS: But the biggest motivation of all... 659 00:41:38,705 --> 00:41:40,791 is that this isn’t a battle against the cold... 660 00:41:42,918 --> 00:41:45,837 it’s a chance to fight back against death and disease. 661 00:41:48,799 --> 00:41:51,677 A battle against what time can do to me. 662 00:41:53,512 --> 00:41:56,306 ROSS: Focus on your breathing and your physiology will follow! 663 00:41:58,058 --> 00:42:04,314 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 664 00:42:12,406 --> 00:42:13,490 (EXHALES HEAVILY) 665 00:42:15,450 --> 00:42:16,535 Here he goes! 666 00:42:19,621 --> 00:42:22,708 CHRIS: That instant shock is just so intense. 667 00:42:23,709 --> 00:42:26,712 It’s far colder than anything that’s gone before. 668 00:42:27,296 --> 00:42:30,674 All I’m thinking is, "Get this over with as quickly as possible." 669 00:42:31,675 --> 00:42:33,051 And I just take off. 670 00:42:33,802 --> 00:42:39,766 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 671 00:42:40,183 --> 00:42:41,852 -LIAM: Almost there, mate! -Go on, Christo! 672 00:42:41,977 --> 00:42:43,061 MICK: Come on, mate! 673 00:42:44,563 --> 00:42:46,398 LIAM: He’s doing really well. He’s keeping a good pace. 674 00:42:46,481 --> 00:42:47,858 -MICK: Yeah. -LUKE: Ah, he’s killing it. 675 00:42:50,485 --> 00:42:52,154 CHRIS: But after ten strokes, 676 00:42:52,738 --> 00:42:56,658 it burns, it hurts. My head's thumping. 677 00:42:57,492 --> 00:43:00,954 My body is screaming, "This is crazy. What are you doing?" 678 00:43:02,164 --> 00:43:05,000 Good, Chris. Let's go! Let's go! Breathe! 679 00:43:05,917 --> 00:43:08,086 Come on! One arm after the other. Just focus on that. 680 00:43:08,170 --> 00:43:09,713 One arm after the other. 681 00:43:09,921 --> 00:43:12,090 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 682 00:43:12,257 --> 00:43:16,011 CHRIS: And then the worst ice cream headache starts kicking in, 683 00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:18,263 and I’m starting to really feel the cold. 684 00:43:18,472 --> 00:43:20,682 -MICK: He’s slowing down. -LIAM: Oh, no! 685 00:43:20,891 --> 00:43:22,893 LUKE: Oh, come on, keep going. 686 00:43:26,229 --> 00:43:30,192 CHRIS: Then all of a sudden, my arms and legs feel like lead balloons. 687 00:43:31,068 --> 00:43:35,656 I’m completely off in my balance. And I just feel paralyzed. 688 00:43:36,907 --> 00:43:39,826 ROSS: Chris, come on! Stay with me. Focus! 689 00:43:41,036 --> 00:43:44,498 There's sort of two voices that were very intense and loud. 690 00:43:46,166 --> 00:43:48,335 One was just saying to me, "You’re gonna die." 691 00:43:51,421 --> 00:43:52,798 -Let’s go, mate! -Come on. 692 00:43:55,133 --> 00:43:57,386 CHRIS: But the other voice is saying... 693 00:43:58,387 --> 00:44:00,722 -"No way!" -ROSS: Come on, Chris. Go! 694 00:44:04,351 --> 00:44:07,062 And all of a sudden, you discover different parts of yourself. 695 00:44:07,354 --> 00:44:11,566 (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) 696 00:44:11,775 --> 00:44:14,611 CHRIS: So, I block everything else out and I'm telling myself... 697 00:44:15,946 --> 00:44:17,322 "Just get out of here." 698 00:44:17,906 --> 00:44:20,909 (TRANSCENDENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) 699 00:44:24,788 --> 00:44:28,417 Nice, nice! Let's go, big man. Let's go! 700 00:44:33,088 --> 00:44:35,924 -Go! Go! Head down! -Yeah, mate! Head down! 701 00:44:36,133 --> 00:44:37,759 -LUKE: Oh, that's the spirit! -(ALL CHEER) 702 00:44:38,593 --> 00:44:41,430 ROSS: Mind over matter. Mind over matter. Turn it into a fight. 703 00:44:41,596 --> 00:44:44,516 (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) 704 00:44:44,599 --> 00:44:49,146 Last ten. Last ten! Finish this. Finish! 705 00:44:53,442 --> 00:44:56,111 -ROSS: Yes! Yes! -(ALL CHEERING) 706 00:44:56,236 --> 00:44:57,487 -ROSS: Yes, big guy! -(ALL CHEER) 707 00:44:57,571 --> 00:44:58,947 (LIAM WHISTLES) 708 00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:04,161 Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! You are an animal. 709 00:45:05,162 --> 00:45:07,831 -LUKE: Yes, Christo! -Yeah, boy! 710 00:45:08,623 --> 00:45:11,460 -(CHRIS GROANING, PANTING) -Yeah, yeah. Up you come, mate. Well done. 711 00:45:11,877 --> 00:45:13,712 -(CHRIS GRUNTS) -(ROSS CHUCKLES) 712 00:45:13,837 --> 00:45:16,256 Get here, get here, get here, get here, get here, get here, get here, get here. 713 00:45:16,381 --> 00:45:17,299 (EXHALES HEAVILY) 714 00:45:17,382 --> 00:45:19,050 ROSS: Wrap it round so we can-- Turn around, turn around. 715 00:45:19,134 --> 00:45:21,094 -Oh, I'm so dizzy. -ROSS: Get in, get in. 716 00:45:22,888 --> 00:45:24,264 (EXHALES DEEPLY) 717 00:45:24,639 --> 00:45:26,808 ROSS: Yeah, we got gloves? Have we got some gloves? 718 00:45:28,769 --> 00:45:30,729 Get down, get down. Come on. Sit there, sit there. 719 00:45:31,396 --> 00:45:32,856 -(GROANS) -ROSS: Sit there, sit there, sit there, 720 00:45:32,939 --> 00:45:34,065 sit there, sit there, sit there. 721 00:45:34,316 --> 00:45:38,612 CHRIS: I’ve never felt like that before, physically and emotionally so challenging 722 00:45:38,737 --> 00:45:41,740 in such a short, concentrated period of time. 723 00:45:41,823 --> 00:45:43,533 (SOFT MUSIC PLAYING) 724 00:45:43,617 --> 00:45:46,411 -(EXHALES, GROANS) -ROSS: Yes! Yes! 725 00:45:46,703 --> 00:45:49,539 And it’s an experience that will stay with me forever. 726 00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:52,000 You did absolutely everything that I told you to do. 727 00:45:52,083 --> 00:45:53,543 You did it, and then some. 728 00:45:54,127 --> 00:45:55,962 -(EXHALES, GROANS) -(CHUCKLES) 729 00:45:56,171 --> 00:45:58,840 CHRIS: And it did make me think how comfortable 730 00:45:58,924 --> 00:46:00,467 we’ve all become, in this day and age, 731 00:46:00,550 --> 00:46:03,220 and that we’re far more capable of doing things 732 00:46:03,345 --> 00:46:04,846 that we think are impossible. 733 00:46:05,597 --> 00:46:08,391 LIAM: Chris, the cameras weren’t rolling. We need one more take, mate. 734 00:46:08,517 --> 00:46:10,811 -(ROSS LAUGHS) -I am never doing that again! 735 00:46:10,977 --> 00:46:13,230 -(ALL LAUGH) -LUKE: We forgot to load the film. 736 00:46:14,147 --> 00:46:15,732 (ALL CHEERING) 737 00:46:15,982 --> 00:46:19,861 CHRIS: You know, we have an opportunity to live longer, better. 738 00:46:20,195 --> 00:46:21,238 ROSS: Group hug, group hug! 739 00:46:21,905 --> 00:46:23,406 -Yeah! -ROSS: You made it! 740 00:46:23,490 --> 00:46:24,533 (ALL CHEER) 741 00:46:24,616 --> 00:46:26,910 CHRIS: Challenging my body with extreme temperatures... 742 00:46:28,328 --> 00:46:29,538 could help me get there. 743 00:46:30,413 --> 00:46:31,706 -They’re gonna defrost me now. -LUKE: Yeah. 744 00:46:31,832 --> 00:46:32,874 -Yeah. -LIAM: Yeah. 745 00:46:33,124 --> 00:46:34,668 CHRIS: I know my body can cope with it, 746 00:46:35,335 --> 00:46:39,256 and I am confident it's working its magic deep within my cells. 747 00:46:40,006 --> 00:46:41,174 ROSS: We'll see you in the Caribbean. 748 00:46:41,258 --> 00:46:43,635 -I’m wintered. I’m wintered. I'm adapted. -LIAM: Fully wintered. 749 00:46:43,802 --> 00:46:46,096 -You're fully wintered. Yes! -(CHUCKLES) 750 00:46:46,263 --> 00:46:47,806 -MICK: What a time. -LIAM: Good job, mate. 751 00:46:47,973 --> 00:46:49,766 -LUKE: What a time to be alive. -LIAM: Yeah, boy. 752 00:46:51,101 --> 00:46:53,061 And the cold never bothered me anyway. 753 00:46:55,313 --> 00:46:58,650 (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) 754 00:47:08,285 --> 00:47:10,328 MALE VOICE: Oh, my God. There you go. 755 00:47:12,247 --> 00:47:13,373 (GRUNTS) 756 00:47:16,042 --> 00:47:19,296 (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) 757 00:47:34,144 --> 00:47:37,480 (GROANS, GRUNTS) 758 00:47:44,988 --> 00:47:46,281 (CHUCKLING) 759 00:48:05,383 --> 00:48:07,761 (UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES)