A big chill: Two local woman say icy dips have health benefits
Two Grand Rapids women are spending time in the icy waters of Reeds Lake, saying it promotes heathy living. Author: Jay Plyburn (WZZM) Updated: 8:23 AM EST March 1, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Two local women are doing the unthinkable, in an effort to boost their health. Throughout the winter, Gabriele Gottlieb and Fiona McPherson Grant have been taking icy dips in Reeds Lake. But it s not a quick in and out like we see with the popular polar plunges. These Grand Rapids residents sit in the frigid water for 20 minutes at a time, and they do it a few times every week.