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Who Cares About Snow and Ice? (2026/038)

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You're fit and healthy. You heard that the latest trend is daily ice baths. Without debating the merits of that here (and also throwing in the obvious warning about checking your health status) for many of us it has been a bit cold. And for the Russians and some Americans and Canadians it has been VERY cold... nothing like that to bring out the fitness show offs... Of course, the water is warmer than the air, since liquid water has to be at least 0C/32F. But often you will need gloves, because the body stops sending blood to the extremities in order to maintain core temperature for vital organs. Yep - never turn down a good opportunity to flex! Ha! Another flexer...          

That Cold Time of Year (2025/380)

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 ...that time when the fit lads show off in the ice and snow!  (OK, we include a couple of hot tubs in the snow, and some ice baths taken in nice weather at the end of training)