Kutshanje, umkhwa ongalindelekanga uye wenza amaza kumaqonga eendaba ezentlalo - into yokuhlamba ngamanzi abandayo. Ekubeni ingasapheleli nje kwiimbaleki okanye kubantu abanesibindi, ukuntywila okubandayo kuye kwangena kwindlela yemihla ngemihla yabantu abaninzi, kwabangela iingxoxo, iingxoxo, kunye namava amaninzi obuqu.
Kwiqonga ezifana ne-Instagram kunye ne-Twitter, i-hashtag ethi #ColdWaterChallenge iye yanda ngamandla, abantu abavela kuzo zonke iinkalo zobomi besabelana ngezinto abazivayo ngale ndlela yokubanda. Ubuhle bebhafu yamanzi abandayo abuxhomekekanga kuphela kwiingenelo zempilo ezithiwa ziluncedo kodwa nakwintsebenziswano ekwabelwana ngayo phakathi kwabathandi.
Abantu abaninzi abaxhasa amanzi abandayo baqhayisa ngamandla awo okuvuselela umzimba, ukwandisa ukuphaphama, nokunyusa imetabolism. Njengoko abasebenzisi besabelana ngeenkqubo zabo kunye neendlela zabo, kuye kwavela izimvo ezahlukeneyo, abanye besithi le ndlela yindlela yokuvuselela amandla, ngelixa abanye besathandabuza ukusebenza kwayo ngokwenene.
Omnye umxholo ophindaphindayo kwiingxoxo ze-intanethi ujikeleze ukothuka kokuqala kwamanzi abandayo. Abasebenzisi babalisa amava abo okuqala, bechaza umzuzu obangela ukuphefumla xa amanzi abandayo edibana nolusu olufudumeleyo. La mabali adla ngokugungqa phakathi kovuyo nokungonwabi, nto leyo edala indawo ebonakalayo apho abantu badibana khona nokuba sesichengeni esifanayo sokujongana nomkhuhlane.
Ngaphandle kweenzuzo zomzimba, abasebenzisi bakhawuleza ukugxininisa iinkalo zengqondo nezeemvakalelo zokuhlamba ngamanzi abandayo. Abanye bathi le ndlela isebenza njengendlela yoqeqesho lokumelana neemeko zemihla ngemihla, ibafundisa ukwamkela ukungonwabi nokufumana amandla xa besesichengeni. Abanye bathetha ngomgangatho wokucamngca wamava, bewufanisa nomzuzu wokucinga phakathi kwesiphithiphithi sobomi bemihla ngemihla.
Kakade ke, akukho mkhwa ongenabagxeki bawo. Abagxeki balumkisa ngeengozi ezinokubakho zokuntywiliselwa emanzini abandayo, bekhankanya inkxalabo malunga nobushushu obuphantsi kobushushu, ukothuka, kunye nempembelelo kwiimeko ezithile zempilo. Njengoko ingxoxo iqhubeka, kuyacaca ukuba umkhwa wokuhlamba ngamanzi abandayo awungomkhwa nje odlulayo kodwa ngumxholo odibanisayo obangela izimvo ezinamandla kumacala omabini oluhlu.
Ukuqukumbela, i-cold water bath idlule kwimvelaphi yayo yokunceda abantu ibe yinto yenkcubeko, i-social media isebenza njengeyona ndawo iphambili yengxoxo yayo. Njengoko abantu beqhubeka bengena emanzini abandayo, nokuba kungenxa yezibonelelo zempilo okanye ulonwabo lomngeni, le ndlela ayibonisi zimpawu zokucotha. Nokuba ungummeli ozimiseleyo okanye ungumqapheli oqaphelayo, i-cold water bath isenza sonke sicinge ngemida yeendawo zethu zokuthuthuzela kwaye sihlole indlela amava abantu ahluke ngayo.