Come on in, the water’s cold
Outdoor swimming helps reduce inflammation, the cause of many
health issues. It should be a public health measure, says Mark Harper
Christopher Mulholland
Open water swimming as a possible treatment for asthma
Asthma is a complex medical problem for which currently available treatment can be incompletely effective.
Evaluation of Outdoor swimming courses offered by NHS Improvement in London and Cornwall
CHILL CIC commissioned the University of Portsmouth to provide feedback from participants relating to outdoor swimming coaching sessions that were conducted for NHS staff as part of the NHS Improvement and wellbeing. The courses took place in London at Parliament Hill Lido and in Cornwall.
Sea swimming as a novel intervention for depression and anxiety
A feasibility study exploring engagement and acceptability
I went wild swimming in a chilly river and haven’t had a panic attack since
Cold water immersion has been shown to transform the way the body responds to stress, as Tim Clare discovered after a decade of severe anxiety
The benefits of cold water swimming
Is swimming in a freezing lake the antidote to modern life burnout?
Chill UK and their mission to introduce prescription cold water swimming
Founded this year, Chill Therapy CIC is a non-profit providing cold water swimming sessions to help people manage anxiety and depression. So far, they have set up swim hubs around the country, taken NHS staff on cold water therapy courses and have been collecting quantitative data on cold water swimming. We spoke to founder Mike Morris to learn more about this amazing initiative, which is taking us one step closer to social prescription swimming.
