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6 days ago

An Ancient Form of Cardio You Should Try This Winter

Human beings and snowshoes go way back: archaeologists have found relics of crude frame snowshoes in the glaciers of the Italian Dolomites, dated to 3800 BC. We've long used various forms of the footwear to "float" atop the snow instead of trudge through it. For millennia, this ability was critical for survival; indigenous peoples, fur trappers, dog sledders and lumberjacks - moving through northern climates from Finland to Colorado - used the webbed attachments to conserve energy, complete tasks and even chase down enemies
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Regular cardiovascular exercise sharpens attention, improves mood, increases cognitive flexibility, and strengthens emotion regulation, reducing rigid, worry-driven thinking common in depression and anxiety.
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