Cold Water Swimming - The Art of Keeping Warm

For those of use who experienced the bracing activity of cold water swimming know very well the positive effects on physical and mental health. To share some knowledge we've joined up with guest expert, Dr Mark Harper, who's a Consultant Anaesthetist at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals and a staunch advocate of cold water swimming. His research extends to his reports on using cold water swimming as a treatment for major depressive order. With the hope that one day it will be prescribed as a solution over antidepressant drugs.

Having moved from the seafront town of Brighton to Norway he has experienced his first winter, swimming in some pretty chilly conditions. Mark's first of 2 blogs shares his advice in the art of keeping warm.