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Shock & Thaw Polar Bear Dips
By Victoria Klassen witch and warlock costumes for the
dip. Doth said Shock & Thaw Polar
achelle Doth belongs to a group Bear Dips plans to introduce themed
Rcalled Shock & Thaw Polar days next year.
Bear Dips, where they do polar “People think we are crazy for
bear dips at various locations along going into such cold water in the
the St. Lawrence River, usually winter. We encourage them to join
in Summerstown. The core group us and when they do, they also fall
consists of Doth, Kristine Otto, Tom in love with polar bear dipping,” said
Spencer, Kelsey Austin, Cassandra Doth.
Forget, and Ryan Stuckless, but the “I encourage everyone to try it at
group is beginning to grow. least once to see for themselves what
The group dips every Sunday kind of benefits this could add to
morning at 8:30 a.m., with the their lives.” Photo Submitted
occasional evening dip.
Doth started doing polar bear dips
with Lucy Hill Fitness four years
ago. She has kept up with it because
of the health benefits.
“Daily cold exposure over time
will build up your immunity, which
means I’m seldom sick. It also
reduces inflammation and helps
with joint and muscle pain. I have
arthritis in my feet and hips bad, and
with doing daily dips it helps me to
continue doing the things I love, like
running and spinning. I still run a few
half marathons a year and I run with
an amazing group called Cornwall
Muti Sport,” said Doth.
When she doesn’t dip in the
river, she does cold emersion dips
at home in an outdoor cold tub all
year long. She has even ventured
out to Kingston to join a much larger
group called Kingston Wimfof -
Inside Fire, with over 50 attendees.
They have weekly themed dips, like
on Halloween when they all wore Photo Submitted Photo Submitted