Queenstowner Paddy Turnhout's preparing to go on ice for a good cause. Photo: Mountain SceneIf the idea of 60 seconds in an ice bath gives you cold shivers, how about 23 minutes? Tomorrow, Queenstown personal trainer Paddy Turnhout — wearing just his togs — is going to spend a minute in an ice bath, at a temperature of minus 2. He’ll then increase that by a minute every single day till he goes in for 23 minutes on the day of his 23rd birthday, March 23. Describing it as more a mental than a physical challenge, he says his aim’s to raise awareness and funds for the I Am Hope charity which helps Kiwi kids get free mental health counselling when they urgently need it.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 27, 2021 16:30 UTC