The RNLI has issued safety advice to people planning to go cold water swimming over Christmas and New Year. The charity said ...

Planning a traditional chilly swim over Christmas or New Year? Imy Brighty-Potts asks GPs about the immediate impact on the ...

Cold-water swimming is gaining popularity across Europe – and one Croatian coastal town has made it a winter ritual. In Opatija on Croatia’s northern Adriatic coast, groups of residents and visitors ...

It’s the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and while it might not feel like the season for jumping in the water, more and more people are finding an icy plunge invigorating. William ...

Senses vary in their openness to language. If smells and tastes are hard to describe, the intimate somatosensory modalities may elude description altogether. A human body can sense its position and ...

If you live near a body of water in the northern latitudes, you likely have heard of your local polar bear club — usually made up of a group of hearty swimmers who take part in cold water swimming.

Cold water immersion has gained popularity as a wellness practice, but what many enthusiasts overlook are the potential risks that accompany that invigorating shock to the system. From morning showers ...

Cold water does more than wake up the body. It wakes the mind, and the mind decides how the race goes just as much as the body, if not more so. Swimmers carry this belief because that first shock of ...

Unless you’re planning on swimming the Channel under traditional rules – which which only allows a simple swimsuit for protection – then there’s no reason not to layer up come the colder months. Aside ...

With a festive cold-water dip becoming a popular activity at this time of year, the RNLI is issuing safety advice to those ...

Across the UK, a quiet shift in midlife exercise is underway. A decade ago, the cultural image of midlife fitness was the ...