With heavy snow forecast for us, we thought that we would turn our attention today to fitness in the ice and snow - ice baths seem to be 'in' on social media right now and, of course, on sunny ski slopes there is a compulsion to remove your shirt for your latest fitness-progress post! Remember: cold plunges after training (or after sauna) can work wonders for your well being but, for sudden temperature shock can cause heart problems. If in doubt, take medical advice. Enjoy this collection of fit guys doing their thing. And to finish this post - an interesting winter training idea where things don't go entirely to plan:

A while back (when we were a bit younger!) a group of us who trained together would get into a sweaty huddle and chant a 'round' like... We are the tough boys!... We are the strong boys!... We are the training boys!... We are the sweaty boys!...  ...and so on, until someone couldn't think of anything else appropriate... and then everyone would pile in and give him an appropriate 'reward'!  That just came into my head today, so this post celebrates the "tough" boys!   "Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is  the toughest of us all...?!