Christmas Gifts for Swimmers 2023
In this blog, we share our Christmas ideas for swimmers with you, so that you can get the most of your cold water swimming experience all year round.
Cold Water Swimming: The perfect relief from troublesome Varicose Veins
Cold Water Swimming may be the perfect way to get relief from troublesome Varicose Veins. Find out more about the relationship between cold water, and our circulatory system in this fascinating blog written by Vascular Specialist Rob Windhaber.
Blue Balls: Cornwall’s Cold Water Swimming Group for Men
In 2021, two friends, Ross and Tom started Blue Balls Cornwall. They hope that it will encourage more men to take the plunge and discover the mental and physical benefits that swimming in cold water can have.
Swimming by Moonlight
This year, we’ve been swimming by moonlight. Eager to assess the logistics of swimming under the cover of darkness, we have discovered that it is an excellent option for those struggling to find time during the day.
A Beginner’s Guide to Wild Swimming
This detailed step-by-step guide will provide you with all of the necessary information to go for a wild swim, whether in Cornwall or beyond. By following these steps you should be able to achieve the perfect wild swimming experience which is both safe and fun.
The best places to stay in Cornwall for wild swimming
Our favourite places to swim and stay in Cornwall including quiet creeks, pretty fishing harbours, magical tidal pools and sandy beaches.
Wholesome World with Freyja Hanstein
Wholesome World is a new app (approved by the NHS) that has launched to assist all of your nutritional and home health understanding, alongside pushing the awareness of authorised medicinal research. The app came about after founder, Freyja Hanstein, lost her husband to abdominal Synovial Sarcoma cancer in 2014 and she herself was diagnosed with a brain tumour the following year. In this blog, Freyja shares how the lifestyle app started, and how cold water swimming helped her along the way.
How to be ‘strong, happy and healthy’ with Wim Hof
Wim Hof believes that embracing the cold has the ability to change anyone’s life for the better. In this blog, we learn more about how cold exposure has enabled him to advance scientific understanding of the human body. Plus, accomplish extraordinary feats of human endurance, including 21 Guinness World Records.
The Green Hill: Letters to a son with Sophie Pierce
We’ve always been fascinated by the connection between the human mind and the natural world, but when we heard BBC journalist Sophie Pierce’s story we were blown away by her honesty and vulnerability. Having lost her son Felix to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) at the tender age of twenty, Sophie sought solace in nature and cold water to help her connect to both her grief and her son.
How to Find Your Water
Jordan Blanchard-Lafayette explains how he has overcome resistance to spending time in blue spaces despite damaging stereotypes from others. Plus, how his research and personal journey have enabled him to find his water. He explains how it’s possible for others to do the same and offers helpful guidance on how to find your water, so that you can seek out the benefits of blue mind.