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in 13.6°C sea water lifted mood as much as 20 minutes did
A few minutes of cold water lifts mood right afterward.
Students with low mood improved about as much after 5 minutes in 13.6°C sea water as after 20.Source 1 · Randomized trialImproved Mood Following Cold‐Water Immersion: A Comparison of Differing Exposure DurationsKelly JS, Davidson N, Delaney JP. Lifestyle Medicine, 2026.Read the paper ↗ None of the mood studies used a placebo, so expectation plays a part.
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Keep dips short if you're doing it for your mood, since five minutes did as much as twenty.