The mere thought of it might make you shiver, but outdoor swimming has long been a feature of the Christmas period. People have touted the health benefits of cold water for centuries, all the way back ...

It’s 8am and I’m standing at the edge of my local lake at Beckenham Place Park in London, the early morning sun just beginning to peek over the trees. A layer of mist is rising from the cold water and ...

With the growth in outdoor swimming during the pandemic, and with more people trying it out this winter, the question of whether the body gets used to cold temperatures if you swim often is much ...

Cold-water swimming is surging in popularity, particularly in northern Europe, where groups such as the BluetitsChill Swimmers eschew tropical beach vacations in favor of frigid winter dips. Celebrity ...

Of the 785 women surveyed, 46.9% said swimming eased their anxiety; 34.5% said it helped their mood swings; 31.1% said it elevated their mood; and 30.3% said it reduced their hot flashes. The findings ...

You can barley scroll Insta these days without stumbling across an idyllic early morning shot of a neoprene-clad woman pacing purposefully into a lake, or a snap of flushed-cheeked friends clutching ...

Need a little extra motivation to brave the lido this autumn? Cold water swimming may protect the brain against degenerative diseases such as dementia. That’s according to a new study from Cambridge ...

Maybe at another time in human history I would have cared about the health benefits, but at this point, I’m like, what does “good for you” even mean? By Sarah Miller I’m standing with two friends in ...

While many are familiar with postpartum depression, the depression faced by people who've become new parents, prenatal depression, which occurs during a pregnancy, is far less spoken about. A new ...

The moment I realised my tongue wasn’t working properly, I knew I’d made a terrible mistake. I’d allotted myself ten minutes in the freezing Cornish sea which, given my level of experience, I’d ...

Burned out from corporate life, writer Laura Hall took a plunge into the world of cold-water swimming – here’s what she ...