When I was about 10-12 y.o. I realy enjoyed cold. And it's kind of easy to get some snow in Russia. But then I've got pyelonephritis for a long time, so my pare

When I was about 10-12 y.o. I realy enjoyed cold. And it's kind of easy to get some snow in Russia. But then I've got pyelonephritis for a long time, so my parents did their best to keep me away from long direct cold exposure. Like, you know, don't go out without scarf, skating and skiing in wool socks etc. When it comes to ice swimming, most of swimmers are overweight... Seems like thier calories are not buring due to cold. Or, perhaps, they've got too much of calories. Googled a bit about ice swimming. This is exactly how it looks like here http://s.inyourpocket.com/img/russia/Moscow/ice-swimming_b9381.jpg http://s.inyourpocket.com/img/russia/Moscow/ice-swimming_b93...