If you’re going to suffer, make sure it’s worth the effort. We consulted fitness experts to help you maximize your ice bath.

Have you heard the old idea that a cold shower is supposed to be good for you? A plunge in an ice-filled tub is supposed to be good for you, too. I, for one, am not about to find out if this is true, ...

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Mike Kane / Mike Kane for NPR Your body’s first reaction to a plunge in chilly water is the “cold shock” response. Your heart rate jumps. Stress hormones spike. You gasp suddenly, and may ...

I splashed my face with cold water every day, and this is what it did to my skin in my 50s. Here, a dermatologist shares the ...

When artist Tanya Talamante arrived in Vermont, she wanted to find friends who were also from Mexico. In Vermont, that can be more challenging than other states. Just 2.3% of the state’s 643,000 ...

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech cold-water swimmers on Saturday set a new world record for the largest polar bear dip. A total of 2,461 participants were involved in the successful attempt on the Most lake in ...

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