Lumber, Clearview Federal Credit Union, Duquesne Light Company, Edgar Snyder & Associates, and Highmark Wholecare – have teamed up with Special Olympics Pennsylvania for the Polar Plunge.

A round of frigid temperatures is sweeping across much of the United States this week, bringing dangerously cold conditions ...

It’s surprising how popular cold plunge tubs have become as mental and physical wellness tools. After all, it's tough to sell folks dunking their body into frigid water for minutes at a time.

Even Costco got in on the action with a portable $199 cold tub that tempts shoppers to take the plunge. Cold water immersion is more than Instagram chatter. Hippocrates, Thomas Jefferson ...

YEAR’S PLUNGE. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE PLUNGING INTO COLD WATER DURING THE WINTER TO GET YOUR ADRENALINE PUMPING. IT’S COLD, BUT I’M AWAKE RIGHT NOW. BRAD CHAMBERS AND HIS TEAM AT MEDSTAR ...

YOU’RE READY TO LEAD THE WAY. WE ARE READY FOR ANOTHER PLUNGE. ALL RIGHT, TORI, YOU READY? YOU WANT TO COUNT IT DOWN? OH, MAN. I’M NERVOUS. IT’S SO COLD. BUT I’M DOING IT FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS.

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY. THEY BRAVED THE TEMPERATURES AND TOOK A PLUNGE INTO ICE COLD WATER. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE YOU’RE FROM OR WHERE YOU COME FROM.

Share on Pinterest In a new study examining the benefits of cold-water immersion, participants had reduced stress levels in the 12 hours following exposure. Charlie Chesvick/Getty Images A new ...

“Right now, cold plunging seems to have more immediate, short-term benefits. People report feeling more awake, less anxious, and even euphoric right after a plunge—likely due to the rush of ...