Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK.
Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Brighton, UK.
Womens Health (Lond). 2024 Jan-Dec;20:17455057241265080. doi: 10.1177/17455057241265080.
Cold water swimming is growing in popularity, especially among women. We have previously reported that women felt that cold water swimming helps with their menstrual and menopause symptoms. But little is known about the habits of women who cold water swim.
To determine the habits of women who cold water swim.
This was a mixed-methods study.
An online survey asked women who cold water swim about their experience of swimming and how this affected their menstrual and menopause symptoms. The survey was advertised for 2 months on social media, with a focus on advertising in cold water swimming Facebook groups. In this article, only the questions on the women's swimming habits were analyzed.
The analysis of 1114 women, mainly from the United Kingdom, revealed that most had been swimming for 1-5 years (79.5%). Most swim in the sea (64.4%), and only 15.5% swim alone. The majority (89.0%) swim all year around, swimming for mainly 30-60 min in the summer and 5-15 min in the winter. The women mostly swim wearing swimming costumes (skins) throughout the year. The majority of the free-text responses showed women found mental and physical benefits from cold water swimming.
It was not surprising to learn that women swim for longer in the summer than the winter, but hearing how they feel cold water swimming helps their physical and mental health is important. With the limitations on access and safety of many wild swimming sites in the United Kingdom, it is time to ensure that cold water swimming is safer and more supported.
冷水游泳越来越受欢迎，尤其是在女性中。我们之前曾报道过，女性认为冷水游泳有助于缓解月经和更年期症状。但是，对于喜欢冷水游泳的女性的习惯，我们知之甚少。
确定喜欢冷水游泳的女性的习惯。
这是一项混合方法研究。
一项在线调查询问了喜欢冷水游泳的女性有关她们游泳的经验，以及这如何影响她们的月经和更年期症状。该调查在社交媒体上进行了为期 2 个月的广告宣传，重点是在冷水游泳 Facebook 群组中进行广告宣传。在本文中，仅分析了有关女性游泳习惯的问题。
对 1114 名主要来自英国的女性进行的分析表明，大多数人游泳时间为 1-5 年（79.5%）。大多数人在海里游泳（64.4%），只有 15.5%独自游泳。大多数人（89.0%）全年游泳，夏季游泳时间主要为 30-60 分钟，冬季游泳时间为 5-15 分钟。女性全年主要穿着泳衣（皮肤）游泳。大多数自由文本回复表明，女性从冷水游泳中获得了身心上的益处。
得知女性夏季游泳时间长于冬季游泳时间并不奇怪，但听到冷水游泳对她们身心健康有帮助的消息很重要。由于英国许多野外游泳场所的出入和安全受到限制，现在是时候确保冷水游泳更安全、更受支持了。
