Olympic rower Jill Moffatt, who represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, says cold water immersion has become an integral part of her training.

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Immersion in ice-cold water is something Anne Sheldon and Danny Huxter say is therapeutic. They also say the warmth of their familial bond makes this activity all the more worthwhile.

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People who don’t get the idea of cold-water swimming often dismiss it as something that’s only for hardcore, longevity-seeking extremists such as Wim Hof, who has built a global brand around ...

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Cold-water swimming deepened my sense of well-being. Full-bodied, brisk with power, profoundly at one with the landscape, I grew joyously and was unfettered by culturally imposed body models, in ...

Skinder relayed anecdotes from other cold-water dippers who said the ice water has cleared up hormonal imbalance, heart issues, joint and muscle pain. “We talk about this a lot,” he said.

University of Manitoba thermophysiology Prof. Gordon Giesbrecht — a leading authority on hypothermia, ice safety and cold-water immersion survival — taught his final class last week and has ...