A cold-plunge craze is spreading, with celebrities and influencers touting the sport as having transformative benefits for ...

We talked to advocates of the ice bath to find out why they think it’s so great for stress relief and recovery.

you can halve the cold shock response (see table below) – which has a real benefit for open-water swimmers. Plus, 14 months later it was still reduced by 20 by 25%, so quite a lot of that habituation ...

Cold showers or ice baths have become a trendy way to recuperate after a heavy-duty workout, but do they actually help?

A strong swimming ability will have no impact on your body’s involuntary response to cold water shock. Unlike hypothermia, which kills slowly as heat is gradually conducted away from the body, cold ...

Researchers have examined the increasingly popular practice of cold-water immersion – things like taking a cold shower or ...

The cold water is clearly activating people and waking them up, which will be down to the cold shock response and the release ...

Cold-water immersion reduces stress and may improve sleep, but effects fade quickly. Some people report feeling healthier.

It’s a race against time in the freezing waters of the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Rescuers ...

One hypothesis suggests that cold shock puts a hydrostatic squeeze ... Mike's own studies have found that “the physiological response to cold water peaks somewhere between 10-15°C”.

Cold water therapy is a great way to improve your ... Additionally, the numerous cold receptors in the skin trigger an initial shock response that stimulates the production of various hormones ...

Crews working to retrieve the passengers of the American Airlines jet and the army helicopter that collided and crashed into the Potomac on Wednesday night have to contend with the dangerously cold ...