A Polar-Bear Plunge for Mind

PHOTOS: Thousands kick off 2025 with Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge
Thousands of participants rang in the new year with a cold jump into the water at Coney Island for the 122nd annual Polar Bear Plunge on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
Polar Bear Plunge marks new year at Valley View Park
About 50 brave souls rang in the new year Wednesday by wading into a chilly creek at Valley View Park. The 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge was a fundraiser for the Pine Creek Trout Nursery.
Who needs a cold plunge tank when you have Tacoma’s Polar Bear Plunge?
: A group of hardy souls make an exuberant leap off a dock during the Polar Bear Plunge Monday, Jan. 1, 2020, at the Point Defiance Marina boat launch. Dozens of participants braved the cold waters, saying the annual event is a way to cleanse the soul,
PHOTOS: Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge kicks off 2025 with an icy splash
Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge drew thousands of people to the beach on New Year's Day as participants took a freezing dip to ring in 2025 while
Hundreds brave cold river waters in Pittsburgh for annual Polar Bear Plunge
Hundreds of people jumped into freezing cold water along the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh on New Year's Day, all for a good cause. For hundreds, it's a New Year's Day tradition to take the big jump into the cold Monongahela River.
Hundreds take the annual Polar Bear Plunge into Lake Coeur d’Alene for a cold start to 2025
Strangers volleyed dismissive colloquialisms back and forth as they emerged from the frigid waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene on New Year’s Day, partaking in the annual Polar Bear Plunge. Though trivializing the feeling, hundreds of sets of chattering teeth and cherry-red skin told a different story.
Residents "plunging" into the New Year for a good cause at the 40th annual Polar Bear Plunge
The annual event helps raise proceeds for Community Action Partnership of North Alabama's programs, including Meals on Wheels
A Polar-Bear Plunge for the Mind
Under the Radar, Prototype, Live Artery, and the Exponential Festival all administer a series of shocks to the system, like polar-bear plunges, but for the mind. The season’s marquee festival, Under the Radar,
Students organizing Polar Bear Plunge in Columbia
Eighth-grade students at H.W. Porter School are organizing a Polar Bear Plunge to raise money for the Covenant Soup Kitchen. The event will be held at Columbia Lake Beach Jan 5 at 11 a.m. Deputy First Selectman Judith Ortiz encouraged participants to wear costumes.
Hundreds kick off the new year at 73rd Annual Cabrillo Beach Polar Beach Plunge
Hundreds celebrated New Year’s Day with a Polar Bear plunge in San Pedro. The 73rd Annual Cabrillo Beach Polar Beach Plunge kicked off with the Polar Bear king and queen leading the crowd into the Pacific Ocean.
Chill seekers take the polar plunge
It’s safe to say that the month of January is well into the season of cold. On Saturday morning, at 51 degrees and with ...
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L.A. Weekend Guide: The Polar Bear Plunge, Oddities & Curiosities Expo and The Golden Globes
Plus, a record release bash for Frankie and the Studs and T.S.O.L. celebrate their music and memoirs in L.A. and O.C.
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VIDEO: Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge rings in 2025 with tradition, costumes, and chilly, silly fun
Three Tree Point Polar Bear Plunge held on Jan. 1, 2025 brought community members together to brave icy waters and celebrate the New Year with cold-weather courage and camaraderie. Held under clear ...
Ice baths, freezing pools and hot chocolate: Bakersfield continues New Year’s tradition of polar bear plunge
Those at Highgate Regents, home of the annual senior plunge, also fundraised nearly $5,000 for the Kern County Honor Flight.
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Swimmers flock to the Yough for annual New Year’s Day polar bear plunge
Hundreds of brrrr-ave swimmers flocked to Yough River Park in Connellsville to ring in the New Year Wednesday with an icy dip ...
This was the wild scene at this year’s L Street Brownies polar plunge
A wedding and subsequent chilly dip was just one highlight of the L Street Brownies polar plunge, a venerable South Boston ...
Get a Dry January buddy, eat black-eyed peas and try a polar bear plunge — plus 10 more health hacks to kick the new year off
After the holiday hubbub and sluggishness of Twixmas, it’s time to snap back into work mode — and get cracking on any ...
Polar plunge to raise climate change awareness
Hundreds of Mainers braced themselves for the new year by braving the frigid waters of South Portland Tuesday morning -- all ...