This shocking footage shows around a dozen tiny children running out into the snow wearing just their pants before they throw ice cold water all over themselves.

 

在一段让人震惊的视频中，大约十几名孩子只穿着短裤跑到雪地里，之后还往身上倒冰水。
 

 

The nursery children, aged¹ between three and six, are taking part in a daily ritual which teachers and doctors claim will keep them healthy.

 

A paediatrician checks the children are suitable, and permission from parents is needed as the ice showers are not compulsory².

 

But as the footage shows, most of the children taking part seem enthusiastic and appeared to enjoy their drenching³, despite the cold.

 

The youngsters get to warm up in a sauna first, before running out, many barefoot into the snow.

 

Pre-school teacher and swimming coach Oksana Kabotko, 41, told the Siberian Times: "Children have the ice cold shower if it's no colder than minus 25C.

 

"Those children who have ice cold shower daily, not once every two weeks, come regularly to the kindergarten.

 

"Of course, they can go down with some illness during the winter but it passes more quickly, after a few days at home.

 

"Those who don't take an ice shower may spend up to two weeks at home recovering."

 

She added: "The children who do have the ice showers are also are more sensible, balanced - and optimistic. They are better organised.

 

"There are also some children who don't go to our kindergarten but join us just for the shower."

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