It can lower stress, treat depression and open up a whole new world of outdoor-going opportunities so could you learn to love the cold? We spoke to converts whose lives have been shaped by embracing winter

Grief coach Jennifer Hacker shares how looking after her body helped her recover from the loss of her son more than 20 years ago.

After discovering the power of movement for your mind, 47-year-old Helen Foster, from Yorkshire, experienced a debilitating episode of depression, one that could have cost her her life. Here, she reveals what running means to her

Cold water swimmer & cancer survivor

New hope for healing one of the most common – and catastrophic – injuries in sport

Louise Robertson started to wonder if there was something more to life. And she found it in the most remarkable place