European Travel Magazine - Issue 2 - November 2013 Nov 2013 | Page 17

E UROP E AN T RAV E L MC O N T E N T E AGAZIN S 17 R easons W hy S kiing I s G ood F or You At last, solid proof for what we’ve long suspected: skiing and snowboarding are good for you. And that’s not just because they’re both great fun and put a smile on your face but because this also improves our health, happiness, red blood cell count and makes us live longer. The evidence has always been there for us to see: the bearded septuagenarian bounding past you for the fifteenth time as you struggle down your first run of the day. Here’s his secret… Sunlight. Are you SAD? 1 in 50 people in the UK suffer from seasonal affective disorder which is a type of depression which commonly occurs during the winter months when the days are shorter. You travel to and from work in the dark, are cooped up in the office al ?)??????????????????????)????????e????????????)???????????M????????)??????????????????)?????????????????)???????????e?????????????)????????????????)M???????????????????)?????????????????e??)??????????????????)?????????????????????)????????????e???????)????????????)????????)]??e?????????????????)????????????????????????????????????()??????????????????????)????????????????]???)????????????????)????????????????????)?????????????????????)??????????????????????)????????????????????????)?????????????????Q??)???????????????????????)?????????????????????)??????????????????)????????????????????)????????????????????)?????Q????????????)??????????????????????)???????????????????e????)???????????????????????)??????????????????)????e????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)????????????????)??????) ??????????????????????)?????????????????)????????????????????)?????????????L????????)???????????????????)???????????????????)???????5???????????)M?????????????????5??)?????????????????)?????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????(??????????????4??Q??)????????????????????)?????????????????)???????????????????)?????????????????????)????????Q????????????)????????????????????)???????????????M????????()???????????????????)??????????????????????)????????????????????)??5???????????????????)??????????????)?????)M??????????????????????)???????????????????)??????????????????????)e???????????????????)????????????????????????)???????????????????)??????????????!????)??????????????M??? ????(???????????????????)???????????????????????)???????????????????)??????????????????)???????????????????M?)??????????????????????)??????????????????????)??????????????????????)??????????????????????)??????????)1???????)1???????????????????)e?????????????????)???????????????????)????????????????????)??????????1??????????)????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????)?????????L????????????)????????????????L??????)??????????????????????)????????????????????)????????????????????)??????????????????e?()??????!??(???????)??I((0