The swimming habits of women who cold water swim.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cold water swimming is growing in popularity, especially among women. We have previously reported that women felt that cold water swimming helps with their menstrual and menopause symptoms. But little is known about the habits of women who cold water swim.

Objectives

To determine the habits of women who cold water swim.

Design

This was a mixed-methods study.

Methods

An online survey asked women who cold water swim about their experience of swimming and how this affected their menstrual and menopause symptoms. The survey was advertised for 2 months on social media, with a focus on advertising in cold water swimming Facebook groups. In this article, only the questions on the women's swimming habits were analyzed.

Results

The analysis of 1114 wom

SUBMITTER: Pound M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11339736 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature