Walk through any trendy suburb and you might find a new “wellness” studio offering ice baths or “contrast therapy” (a sauna ...

There is a growing body of research on the physical benefits of going for a dip in chilly water, but now researchers are ...

We dive into the pros and cons of cold plunging to see whether this popular wellness trend really is worth the chill. Cold plunging at the gym or having a chilly shower at home has become a popular ...

Nikki Forrester is a science journalist based in Davis, West Virginia. “While I was an undergraduate student at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Canada, I did the marine semester ...

FILE - Revelers enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, file) (Andres Kudacki ...

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 ...

Cold water therapy and winter swimming were popular in ancient Greece. Photo of the cover plate of the Tomb of the Diver found in Paestum in Magna Grecia. Credit: Michael Johanning Public Domain Cold ...

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