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Chinese Secret to Living Longer…

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Elderly Chinese man

(STR/AFP/Getty Images / December 20, 2010)

Well, maybe the Chinese are on to something here!  An elderly Chinese man wearing a Santa hat swims in the icy water of a frozen river in Shenyang, northeastern China's Liaoning province. Winter swimming is especially popular amongst the elderly and retired as it's believed to improve circulation and benefit health, and also said to increase the level of mental awareness, release stress, remove aches and pains, increase vitality and keep skin looking younger.

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