For decades a small number of hardy souls have celebrated New Year’s in the most bracing way possible — jumping into icy water for a festive “polar plunge.” The obvious downsides of the practice long ...

Can an ice bath really help you lose weight, keep you mentally sharp, and speed up your post-workout recovery? Mounting ...

Cold water swimming is growing in popularity among women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The ...

With fatalities often occuring just metres from the shoreline, two experts explain the risks and share advice for staying safe in the water Ella Nunn is a health and wellness writer covering ...

Cold-water swimming has increased in popularity in recent years, with risks and benefits increasingly well documented. Now a first-of-its-kind study has focused specifically on the safety of the ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. There’s a jewel box of a cove in the coastal Maine town where I live, and every day a small group of ...

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.

Cold-water swimming is gaining fans who prefer glacial lakes and sea pools to heated resort spas. A new ranking by Icelandic apparel company Icewear analyzed more than 54,000 Google reviews to find ...