Jennie Reveals How Cold-Plunging Loosens Up Her Muscles and Opens Up Her Mind

[wind whooshing] [water trickling]

[Jennie breathing]

[soft music] [birds chirping]

I started cold plunging a few years back

while I was working on my body

after hours of rehearsing for tour.

In Korea, the sauna culture is really big,

so I would go to sauna, like, every single day.

And doing the cold plunge right after

was a natural thing for me.

The first time was a surprise. [giggles]

I freaked out a little bit,

but instantly I felt like

the soreness and tightness of my body went away.

And maybe because it was first time,

I just had this instant boost in my mood

and an overall emotional relief.

It's like a reset button for your body.

By the time I'm in front of the water, I prep my mental.

It's usually, wait, sorry,

I'm like, I instantly imagine what I did

and it's usually, like, me kind of freaking out,

but you're gonna see a lot of that today.

I feel like I should be running, warm up a little. [laughs]

I'm ready, I'm not scared.

What a beautiful view to have while you cold plunge.

I'm not delaying my challenge right now.

It's usually a form of, like, just letting go of my anxiety.

I jump around sometimes to get my blood flowing.

I normally try to slow my breathing.

That already gives you a calm energy,

kind of prepare your mind.

As I put my foot into the water, there's an instant pain.

[Jennie breathing] [soft music]

[Jennie gasps]

Oh my God.

That's when you gotta really start

breathing in really slowly.

Remind yourself to be calm and that this is okay.

You can breathe through this.

[soft music] [birds chirping]

[Jennie breathing]

Once your body is in the water,

you're gonna feel this tingle.

But you really gotta believe in yourself.

I often tell myself to toughen up,

like, This is just water.

Like, you're not gonna die in this water.

I tell myself that this is something that I want to do,

and it's not for the pain, it's for the relief.

And saying those words to me

inspire me to finish that time limit

that you set yourself before you get in.

The second you walk in is when you wanna get out,

but I usually like to set my goals.

So I would set an alarm for two minutes and 30 seconds.

And when the alarm goes off

and I'm still able to, like, hold this coldness,

I tell myself, Let's see how long I can do today.

I recommend to go, like, five seconds more

every single time, even like 10 seconds maybe.

And gradually your body learn to deal with this pain

and you feel so proud of yourself.

[water whooshing] [soft music]

[Jennie breathing]

One of the main reasons why I started cold plunging

was to recover myself after doing lots of performances

and doing tours.

I was overworking my body.

And every night, I would go to sleep in pain

and I couldn't figure out how to treat myself

when I was in these situations

where my muscles were tightened up.

And by doing cold plunge,

it taught me how to embrace tension

and helped me push through challenges,

whether in my personal life or creativity.

Working on this album,

I would say cold plunging was number one thing

that helped me get through mentally,

because it was a tough time.

Like, I pushed myself

to be in the studio every single day for a couple months.

That's how I ended the night by doing a cold plunge.

And it refreshed me

and that's how I reset myself for the next day.

As much as I love it, I get scared every single time,

but breaking through that fear

and pushing myself to do it every day kind of motivated me

and made me believe that I am tougher than I think I am.

You know, you're really doing it for yourself.

There's no one watching.

[Jennie breathing]

Okay, I'm ready to jump out now.

As soon as I walk out, I wrap myself with towel.

And also in this part,

breathing is really important I would say.

The more you panic,

the more you're gonna hate the feeling after you walk out.

So I breathe and I calm myself down.

I'm shaking a little bit,

but I think it's because the air is cold today.

But I feel good.

And immediately, you can feel your blood flowing, flow.

See, now I'm just, like, lost in this interview.

I'm just so pressured about being,

like, the ambassador of cold plunge right now,

and I wanna do it right. [laughs]

Immediately, you feel your blood flowing in your body

and you feel good, you feel energetic, you feel ready to go.

Yay!

Thank you, Vogue.

This was a very special experience for me

and hope you guys try it out.

Bye!

[gentle music]