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Staying Active in Cold Weather

The video discusses the natural inclination to seek warmth and comfort indoors during cold weather, which can lead to decreased physical activity. It highlights the benefits of staying active, such as the release of endorphins, and acknowledges the common desire to avoid the cold.

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You know because there's a natural inclination, I think it's very much a nature thing where you want to then hunker down and you know almost be indoors and be snug and warm and things like that, so there is definitely a natural sort of inclination to not be active, whereas being active is actually really good and you have that endorphin release and you feel really well. But I think generally as people, certainly I do, I kind of just want to get in and out of the cold weather and be warm. So I think there is that sort of an I would imagine that patients find themselves in similar situations.

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