This courageous swimmer certainly features a bracing training Every single weekend – she skinny dips in on the list of coldest rivers in Europe – which consistently plummets to temperatures of -9C.
Inna Vladimirskaya, 32, strips off on the banks of the Dnieper river, in Kiev, Ukraine, each Sunday morning, and takes a swim – after jogging naked together the snowy banking companies with the river.
The thrill-seeker suggests she’s been finishing up the weird ritual for nine many years – frequently alongside her partner – because she thinks the freezing temperatures retain her hunting younger and healthful.
Her swim was captured on camera by Czech photographer David Tensinsky – who experienced heard about her ‘mad’ ritual from locals who see her skinny dipping every single weekend.
Inna mentioned: ‘Each and every week I have a operate inside the snow after which plunge in to Inna Vladimirskaya the h2o.
‘Immersion in chilly drinking water tends to make the blood hurry to The interior organs, activating their circulation, which aids break down Fats and strengthen muscle tone.
‘Additionally, it helps conquer muscle and joint discomfort and rejuvenates my pores and skin, as a result of increase in oxygen source to it.
‘The walrus appears to be like Significantly younger than its precise age as it spends a lot time in chilly drinking water.
‘People can enjoy the exact same Rewards if they are ready to put the effort in.
‘I just ensure I don’t stay in the drinking water as well extensive, and when I am out I dry myself and go straight to my heat vehicle.’