It can be difficult to find motivation to keep fit when it's cold and dark outside. Here are some expert tips on how to stay ...

Your body's first reaction, according to NPR, to a plunge in chilly water is the "cold shock" response: “Your heart rate jumps. Stress hormones spike. You gasp suddenly, and may hyperventilate.

Experts say we've become 'too comfortable' with being warm all the time, and when done safely exposure to chillier temperatures is great for health and wellbeing ...

The most dangerous response associated with CWI is ‘cold shock’.3 4 It is initiated by a rapid fall in skin temperature and includes gasping, hyperventilation, release of stress hormones, hypertension ...

Presenter Greg Foot speaks to Mike Tipton, Professor of Human and Applied Physiology ... responses that result can be termed 'cold shock'. Most of these effects are intended to preserve body ...

Many practitioners of cold-water immersion seek its reputed anti-inflammatory benefits, expecting the icy shock to calm the body’s stress response. Yet, the study reveals that, immediately ...