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Wednesday, 22 December 2010




Fancy a dip: winter swimming popular in China

The UK might be suffering from the coldest winter in 100 years, but across the world, people in China are embracing the cold. 

An elderly Chinese man wearing a Santa hat swims in the icy water of a frozen river in Shenyang, northeastern China's Liaoning province.

Winter swimming is especially popular amongst the elderly and retired as it's believed to improve circulation and benefit health, and also said to increase the level of mental awareness, release stress, remove aches and pains, increase vitality and keep skin looking younger.

Would you go for a winter's swim? 





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  • canadawolf (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 24 December 2010 @ 11:11

    Erm..... I think it will freeze them quicker than get their blood circulating quicker!!!!