Of the 711 women who experienced menstrual symptoms, 46.7% reported that cold water swimming improved their anxiety; 37.7% said it helped their mood swings, and 37.6% said it decreased their ...

Cold water swimming is growing so fast that hundreds of Britons now belong to a local outdoor swimming group – with many others going independently, according to new estimates. Most of these ...

Meanwhile, between 30% and 47% of perimenopausal women reported that cold water swimming improved symptoms of anxiety, mood swings, low mood, and hot flushes. Common benefits reported among the women ...

The research, published in Post Reproductive Health, surveyed 1114 women, 785 of which were going through the menopause, to examine the effects of cold water swimming on their health and wellbeing.

Best ice baths for effective cold-water therapy at home - From luxury tubs to inflatable options, you can fill up with a garden hose, Danielle Fowler tests the waters ...

The only catch, water temperatures in the lake is still only 15 degrees. To make sure your swimming plans don't backfire, you should know these few tips from health experts.

From morning showers to winter swimming, cold water exposure affects the body in ways that can range from uncomfortable to life-threatening for certain individuals.

While cold water swimming is nothing new in the U.K., its popularity has grown massively over the past few years. Every few weeks in the British press there seems to be a new article about the ...

In an online survey of over 1,000 female cold water swimmers mainly from the U.K., Megan Pound and her colleagues found widely shared claims of “mental and physical benefits” (Pound et al. 1).

It started with a cold-water plunge, and now outdoor, natural swimming is an obsession of mine. With 15,000 lakes and a robust water-quality testing system, Wisconsin is great for wild swimming. It ...