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 ...
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As someone who grew up by the sea (and now lives even closer), my favourite time to brave the waves is in the colder months, when the mental health benefits heighten tenfold. As extreme ice swimmer ...
Cold water swimming has increased in popularity in recent years, with risks and benefits increasingly well documented. Now a first-of-its-kind study has focused specifically on the safety of the ...
BENEFITS OF WHAT’S CALLED COLD WATER THERAPY. I’M GETTING A SHOT OF YOUR VERY WHITE LAKE. MY LAST BEACH DAY OF THE YEAR IS USUALLY AROUND LABOR DAY. NORMALLY, MY LIMIT IS LIKE 70 DEGREES, SO I WAS ...
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 ...