Open Water Swimming

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LazyDaisy 13 Nov 6:32pm, 13 Nov 2024 40,985 posts	0 LazyDaisy Coincidentally, I've just seen that a sauna is being set up on Branscombe beach (a short drive from our seaside house). The routine suggested is very much as @tulip says, ie sauna then cold dip, either in the sea or with the use of cold water buckets, and so on for an hour or two.
Red Squirrel 13 Nov 6:41pm, 13 Nov 2024 24,684 posts	0 Red Squirrel Makes sense - going in sauna first seems to warm up the body and would surely help stave off cold shock
tulip 13 Nov 7:49pm, 13 Nov 2024 666 posts	0 tulip Yes I have noticed that if I go in the water feeling warm (i.e. put car heater on high as I drive there) I can stay in longer and don't get as cold. If I go in feeling cool already (which I used to do, thinking that would make it easier) I can't stay in for long and take ages warming up again. But everyone is different!
Elsie Too 13 Nov 8:44pm, 13 Nov 2024 5,442 posts	0 Elsie Too Really interesting, thanks everyone for sharing your experiences.
Angus Clydesdale 13 Nov 9:31pm, 13 Nov 2024 27,628 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Should be lounging in a hot tub after a cold swim. Not a sauna. My opinion.