Tag: Swimming
The UK’s ‘lost’ lidos are being brought back from the dead
A clutch of old lidos are reopening across the UK, as people rediscover the joys (and health benefits) of open-air swimming
Environment Lifestyle
‘I have a busy mind. Ice swimming is the only thing that stops it’
By night she’s a supermarket shelf stacker, by day she’s a record-setting ice swimmer. Meet the ‘Merthyr Mermaid’
Lifestyle Society Sport
Why cold water swimmers might be onto something
Winter swimmers have long touted the health benefits of an icy plunge. New research suggests their claims might hold water
Health Society Wellbeing
What went right this week: ‘historic’ law to turn Welsh farming sustainable, plus more
A new law in Wales will see farmers paid to enhance ecosystems, research hots up on cold water swimming, plus more positive news
Economics Environment Society
‘My problems wash away’: bathers reveal the healing powers of outdoor swimming
Amid rising interest in cold water swimming, bathers give personal accounts of why they take the plunge
Body & Mind Health Lifestyle Sport Wellbeing
How the UK fell in love with lidos again – and five that were saved by people power
The post-war trend for pulling the plug on lidos is in reverse as people rediscover the benefits of outdoor swimming
Body & Mind Health Lifestyle Society Wellbeing
