Whether you’re looking to check off a bucket list challenge, get outside during a long Chicago winter, or do some good for your community, the annual polar plunge is the perfect way to dare ...

Delawareans have been jumping into the Atlantic Ocean in February to benefit Special Olympics Delaware, but this one could be ...

A growing body of research verifies that cold water plunges do provide benefits, particularly for mood and cognitive ...

The young democratic socialist has been building buzz and raising money from New Yorkers online, but it remains to be seen how that will translate into votes IRL.

The 2025 Polar Bear Plunge is set to be one of the most exhilarating events of WinterFest. On Saturday, Jan. 25, fearless ...

Greetings from Michelle in snowy Washington, DC, where I’m grappling with flashbacks. It was 18 degrees and snowing in Minnesota when I dove into Lake Minnetonka on New Year’s Day. Insanity? Perhaps.

About 27 brave souls showed up Saturday morning for this year’s Polar Bear Plunge Lions Junction Family Water Park, 5000 S. Fifth St., sponsored by the city of Temple Parks and Recreation ...

A group called The Coney Island Polar Bear Club hosted the first recorded polar bear plunge on New Year's Day in 1903, and that's when essentially a bunch of people run into ocean water.

Revelers in costumes get their photo taken before they enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New York.

Cold temperatures didn’t stop a huge crowd from participating in the 122nd Annual Coney Island Polar Bear Club New Year’s Day Plunge. Starting at 11 a.m., more than 4,000 people braved the weather and ...

Thousands of New Yorkers braved the cold weather and water to plunge into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday as part of the annual Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. Hosted by the Coney Island Polar Bear ...