As the practice has become more popular, it's important to note that 'deaths from cold-water immersion are not uncommon.' ...

Sharon Prahl was 21 when death nearly took her. She was biking cross-country with a friend in 1986 when she hit a rough patch and flipped her bike, fracturing her skull and injuring her spine. In the ...

The coolest thing on social media these days may be celebrities and regular folks plunging into frigid water or taking ice baths. The touted benefits include improved mood, more energy, weight loss ...

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away. The shock to his system lasted a ...

Accomplished marathon swimmer Melissa Kegler attempts a new record in ice swimming. Follow the inspiring journey of accomplished marathon swimmer Melissa Kegler, whose technical obesity leads her to ...

In the late 1980s, a research scientist in Canada named Gordon Giesbrecht placed a notice hoping to recruit volunteers for the first in a series of experiments that, no matter how he framed them, ...

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Watching the Baltimore Ravens play the Tennessee Titans in an NFL game in London recently in temperatures close to freezing, fans in the stadium must have felt cold, but the players must have felt ...

While wild swimming during the depths of winter might seem like a slightly mad idea, it's a pastime that's becoming hugely popular. In fact, part of the ritual of this slow living hobby often involves ...

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 ...

Chilly dipping is not for the faint of heart. The sport which sees veritable polar enthusiasts plunging themselves into ...