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The Health Benefits Of Cold Water Swimming & The Risks
Written by Luke Green /
Cold water swimming is a commonly overlooked watersport and at first glance, you can see why. After all, even amongst those who love being out on the water as much as we do, the thought of voluntarily plunging yourself into cold water does not come naturally. Despite this, there’s been a noticeable increase in the popularity of cold water swimming, thanks in part to the ever-increasing awareness of cold water swimming’s various health benefits.
As people who need a little encouragement when it comes to getting into cold water, we thought we’d do our readers and ourselves a favour by taking a look at just 4 ways cold water swimming can improve an individual’s health.
Cold water swimming is a commonly overlooked watersport and at first glance, you can see why. After all, even amongst those who love being out on the water as much as we do, the thought of voluntarily plunging yourself into cold water does not come naturally. Despite this, there’s been a noticeable increase in the popularity of cold water swimming, thanks in part to the ever-increasing awareness of cold water swimming’s various health benefits.
As people who need a little encouragement when it comes to getting into cold water, we thought we’d do our readers and ourselves a favour by taking a look at just 4 ways cold water swimming can improve an individual’s health.
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