We're looking for a brave bunch of dippers to take on CancerCare's Dare2Dip every day in October. Are you up for the challenge?
Perhaps you're a seasoned cold-water swimmer who wants to do something amazing for your local community, or you're a total novice when it comes to chilly plunges and want to set yourself a new personal challenge. Irrespective of your experience, we need you to dip every single day during October to help raise money for CancerCare.
We don't expect this month-long stint to be for the faint-hearted, though. During October, the weather will be turning, the temperatures will drop and the nights will be drawing in. But we want you to push yourself - embrace the chill and do something epic!
While supporting a local, independent charity, you can also do something good for yourself. Benefits of cold plunging can include a boosted immune system and cognitive function, and improved mood. It may also have a positive effect after exercise by reducing inflammation and soreness. See if you can increase your time spent in the water over the month, too. One of our July dippers improved her time in the pod from a single minute up to an impressive 12 minutes across 31 days!
But where shall I do my dip, you may ask? Here are some ideas:
Stand in a cold shower
Run into the sea
Swim in a local river or lake
Dig the kids' paddling pool out of the shed
Try our cold water therapy pod
Fill your own bathtub
Plunge into a trough, trug, bin or other home-made pod
Join our Dare2Dip Every Day and we’ll give you an activity tracker which you can use to record your achievements throughout the month and share with us so we can shout about how amazing you are on social media! Set up a Just Giving fundraising page and we’ll also give you one of our exclusive, giant Dare2Dip foam hands when you raise £10.