While cold plunges have seen a major resurgence in recent years—praised for reducing inflammation, aiding muscle recovery, and boosting mood—the practice is far from new. Cold-water immersion dates ...

Taking a dip in near-freezing cold water might not be everyone's idea of a fun time, but a founder of a men's mental health ...

“For me, swimming is all about freedom and weightlessness,” says Ella Foote, editor of Outdoor Swimming Magazine, the world’s only print publication dedicated entirely to open-water swimming. Foote is ...

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 ...

Unless you’re planning on swimming the Channel under traditional rules – which which only allows a simple swimsuit for protection – then there’s no reason not to layer up come the colder months. Along ...

Senses vary in their openness to language. If smells and tastes are hard to describe, the intimate somatosensory modalities may elude description altogether. A human body can sense its position and ...

There is nothing worse than one of those first outdoor summer practices in May when the air has not touched 80 degrees yet. The pool sits there cold. Colder than cold. Jumping in feels like punishment ...