In late November, the Finnish destination revealed its survey, which found that 73 percent of respondents said they love the feeling of "breathing in crisp winter air," and 74 percent said that " time spent outdoors in winter boosts their mental wellbeing." It also noted that two-thirds (63 percent) said that "winter air smells fresher and cleaner than any other season." And, as Santa's Lapland found, there's actual science to back up that belief.
For some people, the arrival of winter is a time to be embraced - a chance to hunker down and get cosy. However, others dread the lack of natural light and plummeting temperatures, not just due to higher heating and electricity bills, but also for the detrimental affect it has on their mood. For this reason, when looking at how to prepare your home for winter, it is a good idea to familiarise yourself with some 'happy home hacks' too.
A study published by JMIR Serious Games, a peer reviewed journal focused on how gaming is connected to education, health, and social change, looked into how the brain responds to both watching films produced by the Japanese animation studio and playing the open-world game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The researchers gathered 518 postgraduate students and divided them into four groups.