We took on the ultimate HOT vs. COLD pool challenge! One pool is boiling hot, the other freezing ice-cold. From popsicles to ...

Cold water does more than wake up the body. It wakes the mind, and the mind decides how the race goes just as much as the body, if not more so. Swimmers carry this belief because that first shock of ...

One of our NPR College Podcast Challenge finalists brings the story of a group of women who, every week, take an icy plunge into the Connecticut River. This is an excerpt from "Brave Souls" by Eliza ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Cold-water immersion may boost mental health and well-being. The practice carries risks, too, including drowning ...

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 ...