Page 3 - Cold Shock News Today

Across much of the united states record breaking snowfall and subzero temperatures have hit communities hard across the northeast and the midwest cold spell the start of this new year a rough one for those at risk. a safe haven away from the life threatening cold the rescue misson in milwaukee is bursting with people in need of a hot lunch and most importantly a place to warm up car to navigate outside you know standing you know. our in the sun and pretty quickly in the deep freeze continues acr...

>> the water is very choppy and i just assure myself that i can finish. >> doctors making sure that competitors under go rigorous checks. >> this is something that you train for and you get your body used to getting in the cold water and being able to get over that cold shock and we train your muscles adapt to working with a low of blood supply. >> early study suggests cold water swimming is potential treatment of depression by activating the nerve system. >> if i think back to the last century,...

Farenheit. >> i love ice swimming competitions. a sense of energy and sense of life. >> here at the british championship, the uks best ice swimmers have gathered. among them, jess campbell who holds the british ladys record for swimming in ian ice kilomet. >> when i swl swim, the water is very choppy, i just have to assure myself that i can finish. >> drth ruth williamson is leading the medical team making sure that competitors undergo rigorous health checks. >> the ice kilometer and ice mile ar...