Winter Swimming: The Nordic Way Towards a Healthier and Happier Life
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- Create Date：2022-12-25 06:19:29
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- Author：Susanna Søberg
- ISBN：1529417465
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Summary
A beautifully illustrated exploration of cold-water traditions in Scandinavia and around the world， and a thorough account of why it provides such a boost to body and soul。
Whether in lake， lido， river or sea， we know the benefits of swimming outdoors and in nature - environmentally friendly and accessible， it can influence our happiness， our energy and our inner tranquility。 WINTER SWIMMING takes this one step further， as contact with cold water all year round can also have a significant positive impact on our physical health， confidence and well-being。
Danish scientist Susanna Søberg leads us step by step into the icy water and explains the "cold-shock response"， the massive endorphin rush as our body reacts and adapts。 Not only do our circulation， heart， lungs and skinrespond positively， but our immune system and metabolism too。 Most specifically she explains how our "brown fat" is activated to benefit multiple health conditions。
WINTER SWIMMING is both a beautifully illustrated exploration of cold-water traditions in Scandinavia and around the world， and a thorough account of why it provides such a boost to body and soul。
Whether in lake， lido， river or sea， we know the benefits of swimming outdoors and in nature - environmentally friendly and accessible， it can influence our happiness， our energy and our inner tranquility。 WINTER SWIMMING takes this one step further， as contact with cold water all year round can also have a significant positive impact on our physical health， confidence and well-being。
Danish scientist Susanna Søberg leads us step by step into the icy water and explains the "cold-shock response"， the massive endorphin rush as our body reacts and adapts。 Not only do our circulation， heart， lungs and skinrespond positively， but our immune system and metabolism too。 Most specifically she explains how our "brown fat" is activated to benefit multiple health conditions。
WINTER SWIMMING is both a beautifully illustrated exploration of cold-water traditions in Scandinavia and around the world， and a thorough account of why it provides such a boost to body and soul。
Reviews
Ross Phillips
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A beautifully crafted book… as someone who started cold water swimming this year， it was a ‘must buy’ when I saw it in the bookshop The book itself is very good but I found it offered few ‘new’ insights into the subject - there were many open questions and requests for further research。…however I does cover the science very well and i think it would be very useful for someone making their first steps into the subject。
Shannon Woollett
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Winter Swimming by Susanna Soberg : This book is the sine qua non of information for people wanting to learn about winter swimming， cold showers and even saunas！ Dr Soberg is most likely the world’s foremost expert on metabolism and cold exposure for health and mental health。 The science is deep but her language and translation is super easy to understand。 Winter Swimming is manual for beginners and a deep dive for veteran cold swimmers。 The pictures are luxurious and the scientific references a Winter Swimming by Susanna Soberg : This book is the sine qua non of information for people wanting to learn about winter swimming， cold showers and even saunas！ Dr Soberg is most likely the world’s foremost expert on metabolism and cold exposure for health and mental health。 The science is deep but her language and translation is super easy to understand。 Winter Swimming is manual for beginners and a deep dive for veteran cold swimmers。 The pictures are luxurious and the scientific references are abundant。 I highly， highly recommend。 I give it 5 snowflakes ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ 。。。more
Freddie Mott
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A great book for everyone。 If you want to enhance your health （even if you think you're healthy） and improve quality of life this book is for you。 That is to say this book should be for everyone。It's short and keeps the science to the essentials。 It doesn't have pages and pages of scientific jargon。 The science that is there is incredibly fascinating， and it is peppered with stories from first-time winter swimmers。Its not just about swimming， it's about the effect of cold on our body including i A great book for everyone。 If you want to enhance your health （even if you think you're healthy） and improve quality of life this book is for you。 That is to say this book should be for everyone。It's short and keeps the science to the essentials。 It doesn't have pages and pages of scientific jargon。 The science that is there is incredibly fascinating， and it is peppered with stories from first-time winter swimmers。Its not just about swimming， it's about the effect of cold on our body including if you just take a cold shower。 It also talks about the science of saunas。 。。。more
Christopher
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A brilliant book， for any one interested in Cold water swimming， with lots of great colour photographs and backed up with science。In my opinion one of the best books written on the subject
Nina
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