Every morning millions of people wake up and take a hot shower. While waiting for it to warm up they are wasting precious water and energy. Try a cold shower tomorrow right out of bed. It can wake you up in the morning and reduce your carbon footprint. If you follow this pledge every day you will find that you have more time in the morning as you generally shower much faster when the water is freezing cold rather then being pleasantly warm. Initially this may seem unbearable but everyday you do it, it will become more and more tolerable.

 Showering with cold water also has many health benefits such as

 - making your mucous membranes more resilient to germs and viruses

 - release toxins from your body tissue

 - stimulate  circulation throughout your body

 - cleanse the circulatory system

 - send oxygen to your organs 

 - cause your muscles to contract ridding themselves of toxins

 - reduce painful muscle inflammation

 - Also wake you up in the morning so you can start your day with a smile :)

I found these health benefits from this link http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/108192/learn_about_the_benefits_of_taking.html

I try to do this everyday, but by replacing a warm shower with a cold one  just once a week or even just once a year you are still slightly reducing your energy consumption. What do you have to lose? Go take a cold shower today!