Swimming in Cold Water

Danish scientist Susanna Søeberg wrote a book about the benefits of bathing in cold water: an engaging, accessible, and beautiful guide based on scientific research.

Cold-water bathing in the winter season is a simple and interesting way to stay active and alert. The key is determination to plunge into cold water and stay there for a while.

Contact with cold water helps preserve health and happiness, feel balance, and attain a state of inner calm. Close contact with nature is extremely important, given that we live in a complex, technology-saturated world. Swimming in cold water promotes inner calm and mental hygiene.

And cold water is beneficial not only for the mind, but also for the body—specifically for blood circulation, the heart, lungs, and skin, as well as the immune system and metabolism. It increases sensitivity to insulin and activates brown fat, which helps fight lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. It also helps ease pain and strengthens protection against infectious diseases and atherosclerosis.

Swimming in cold water will set the tone for your everyday life, and you’ll feel the positive effects quite soon.

Susanna Søeberg explains how to prepare for your first plunge and describes in detail the benefits of winter swimming for mental and physical health. This book will help you understand why Danes, Swedes, and Norwegians are among the happiest people on Earth.

The book became a bestseller in Denmark, and in 1.5 years more than 10,000 copies were sold.