Cold Therapy - Ep 3: Cold Exercise

Published: Dec. 1, 2023, 8 a.m.

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There\\u2019s a chill in the air as the winter months come around again. But the cold isn\\u2019t always something to fight or guard against. With a little bit of care, you can invite the cold into your life - with real benefits for health and mood. In each episode of this new podcast series, Dr Michael Mosley uncovers the science behind a different way you can harness the power of the cold, alongside the very latest research and atmospheric sound design.

In this episode, Michael goes for a jog on a chilly day, and finds out how exercising in colder weather can allow you to go further than on a hot day, enabling you to work harder, for longer, with less effort.

Guests: Dr Chris Tyler, University of Roehampton\\nHannah Pallubinsky, Assistant Professor at Maastricht University.

Series Producer, Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Richard Ward\\nResearcher: William Hornbrook \\nScience Producer: Samantha Lewis\\nProduction Manager: Maria Simons\\nEditor: Zoe Heron\\nSpecially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)\\nA BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

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