Cold Therapy - Ep 4: Cold Water Swim

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

There’s a chill in the air as the winter months come around again. But the cold isn’t always something to fight or guard against. With a little bit of care, you can invite the cold into your life - with real benefits for health and mood. In each episode of this new podcast series, Dr Michael Mosley uncovers the science behind a different way you can harness the power of the cold, alongside the very latest research and atmospheric sound design.

In this episode, how cold water swimming can increase energy levels, boost your mood, reduce inflammation and might even improve your brain health.

Guests: Professor Giovanna Mallucci, Altos Labs Dr Heather Massey, Portsmouth University

Series Producer, Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Richard Ward Researcher: William Hornbrook Science Producer: Samantha Lewis Production Manager: Maria Simons Editor: Zoe Heron Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso) A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

Transcript

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds.
0:02.0	Hello everyone, it's Michelle Vassage, and welcome to my podcast Rule Breakers.
0:06.0	But you sit down and be bright.
0:08.0	Celebrating women's voices.
0:10.0	You're very welcome to now you're asking with me, Marion Keys Keys and me Tara Flynn.
0:14.8	This is juicy. No limits, no limits.
0:17.2	Celebrating women.
0:18.8	Where to be a woman is the podcast celebrating the best of women's well-being. We're on a quest to find out
0:24.4	where in the world women are living their best lives. Celebrate yourself.
0:28.8	Lesson on BBC Sounds. There's music radio podcasts.
0:37.0	There's a chill in the air as winter arrives bringing shorter days and longer nights.
0:50.0	Traditionally this is the time to wrap up to try and keep warm. But the cold isn't
0:57.6	always the enemy, something to bat away, to keep at bay. The cold is something we can at times work with and harness in ways that can help our health and well-being.
1:11.0	This is cold therapy with me Dr Michael Mosley. In this BBC Radio 4
1:18.4	podcast series I'm going to look at the science behind how the cold affects us.
1:24.0	Based on the latest research, we'll reveal some simple, safe and practical things you can do
1:29.7	and the effect they'll have.
1:31.6	If you choose to invite in the colder side of life.
1:40.0	In the last few years there's been a real surge in interest in cold water swimming.
1:44.6	It's estimated that the number of people swimming outdoors in the UK may have trebled between
1:49.8	2019 and 2021.
1:53.0	It can be a serious challenge to jump in when the water is really chilly.
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