For recovery after intense training and to promote health, ice baths have been trending for years. But do all people benefit ...

As recent deaths have proved, plunging into the sea at this time of year can be dangerous. I follow six crucial rules to stay ...

The science suggests there is a very good reason why people enjoy what others would argue is a strange thing to do in winter.

Whether you’re swimming at an outdoor lido, a lake or heading straight into the sea, these plush coat-windbreaker hybrids ...

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 ...

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.

Mark Harper, MD, PhD, 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 ...

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 ...