The Upping Your Elvis Podcast

The Upping Your Elvis Podcast. Episode Six - Cold Water Immersion

Chris Barez-Brown & Jim Lusty Season 1 Episode 6

Chris & Jim chat about Novembers Cold Water Immersion experiment set for us by the Wild Swimming Brothers.

The physical and mental benefits of taking an icy plunge have long been celebrated; from Victorians gathering in public baths, to the lido boom of the early twentieth century. Science now backs this up with studies suggesting that there are lasting positive effects of a bracing outdoor dip...

The Wild Swimming Brothers set us a series of challenges to take on, starting with cold showers and building to full immersion in the icy depths to discover the bubbling rush of cold water immersion.