This spring, social media is once again full of people dumping buckets of water on their heads. The famed Ice Bucket Challenge has returned — and while it may look the same as it did at the height of ...

If you'd asked me before COVID whether I'd be willing to do a twenty-day ice bath challenge in an insulated tub in my garden at the beginning of the year, chances are high that I would have said yes ...

A new trend on Facebook has the Coast Guard concerned about cold water safety in Northern Michigan’s outdoors, especially since the social media frenzy has resulted in a Michigan man being paralyzed ...

MILWAUKEE — No matter the conditions, rain, wind, or extreme cold, Paul Koepnick has been starting his morning in the waters of Lake Michigan. He's formed this habit over more than 500 consecutive ...

Cold water has become one of those wellness habits that people either swear by or avoid at all costs. Unlike many online health trends that come and go, regular exposure to cold is often discussed as ...

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 ...