The mental health benefits of open water swimming

This mini documentary - Cold Comfort - shows the healing power of wild swimming

I've followed a group of wild swimmers over several months to find out why they go open water swimming in freezing water. Many said it helped them through lockdown and they had huge benefits to their mental health and physical health. It gave them a huge boost and helped them through day. It talks about the benefits of cold water on mental health. Here is their story.

0:00 Intro
00:08 The cold river
00:41 Martin's story
02:17 Claudine's story
04:10 Friendship of cold water swimmers



The Healing Power of Cold Water Swimming
Cold water swimming has been used for thousands of years by human beings, and is now being used to help aid MENTAL and PHYSICAL wellbeing. A mini-documentary showing the link between mental health and sea swimming. Tonic of the sea. swimming cures depression and anxiety.

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