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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Of the 711 women who experienced menstrual symptoms, nearly half said that cold water swimming improved their anxiety (46.7%), and over a third said that it helped their mood swings (37.7%) and ...

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 ...

Evidence that cold-water plunges may have mental and physical health benefits continues to grow, and doctors and researchers who just plain love it are leading the charge.

Researchers define cold-water swimming as that which involves temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius or 59 degrees Fahrenheit, but some people go further and engage in ice-water swimming, which ...

Wisconsin is a terrific place for wild swimming and cold-water plunging. Here's how a typical summer pastime has become my obsession.