Wholesome World with Freyja Hanstein
Wholesome World is a new app (approved by the NHS) that has launched to assist all of your nutritional and home health understanding, alongside pushing the awareness of authorised medicinal research. The app came about after founder, Freyja Hanstein, lost her husband to abdominal Synovial Sarcoma cancer in 2014 and she herself was diagnosed with a brain tumour the following year. In this blog, Freyja shares how the lifestyle app started, and how cold water swimming helped her along the way.
How to be ‘strong, happy and healthy’ with Wim Hof
Wim Hof believes that embracing the cold has the ability to change anyone’s life for the better. In this blog, we learn more about how cold exposure has enabled him to advance scientific understanding of the human body. Plus, accomplish extraordinary feats of human endurance, including 21 Guinness World Records.
How to Find Your Water
Jordan Blanchard-Lafayette explains how he has overcome resistance to spending time in blue spaces despite damaging stereotypes from others. Plus, how his research and personal journey have enabled him to find his water. He explains how it’s possible for others to do the same and offers helpful guidance on how to find your water, so that you can seek out the benefits of blue mind.
From Blue Mind to Groove: A conversation with Wallace J Nichols
Discover ‘blue mind’ and how to access it, even if you don’t live near natural bodies of water. Plus, marine biologist Wallace J Nichols newest project – 'Groove'.
Important post-swim macronutrients for cold water swimmers
We all hear about nutrition and how exercise and diet are necessities for living a healthy lifestyle, but how often do we hear about nutrition specifically for cold water swimming? Eating the correct food before and after a swim can have a huge impact on both performance and recovery – whether you’re a professional swimmer, or a more casual dipper. In this blog, we gain the expert opinion of Robbie Hudson, one of The Wild Swimming Brothers.
The Social Benefits of Wild Swimming
The physical and psychological benefits of wild swimming have been widely documented, backed by science and more recently shouted from the cliff-tops across social media. However, we haven’t spent much time discussing the social benefits of what is now very much a community based hobby.
The #selfcareswims Challenge for Mind UK
Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week and we've been working with NHS Cornwall to promote the mental health benefits of wild swimming. We've decided to launch our #selfcareswims campaign during October to try and raise money for Mind UK. We'd like to ask you to help us by completing the challenge and having a bit of fun, all whilst investing in your own self-care!