Fun And Healthy Winter Activities

Sledding

Shooting down snowy hills at breakneck speeds might seem like a poor excuse for a workout, but when you go sledding, you can find yourself burning more than 450 calories per hour. Most of this is burned walking uphill through the snow once the bottom has been reached. Besides the calorie-burning benefits and leg workout, sledding is quite simply fun. This boosts the health in and of itself, acting as a sort of pressure release, reducing stress levels which, in turn, produces lower blood pressure, higher energy, a stronger immune system, and overall greater happiness. Sledding is also relatively inexpensive. Saucers and tubes can be found for under twenty dollars, a runner sled that can be steered should be available for under seventy-five dollars, and students have been utilizing trays from cafeterias for decades.