Curious Facts About Men and Women in the Winter and Summer

It should come as a surprise to no one that men and women differ anatomically. That is, their bodies are built differently. Due to those differences in anatomy, though, there are a couple of curious differences that occur when comparing men and women in popular pastimes in the winter and in the summer.

Snow skiing is undoubtedly popular in the winter almost anywhere that gets snow. The interesting part is that male skiers who fall down have a tendency of falling forward, literally on their faces. Female skiers that fall usually fall back and land on their backside. This isn’t because women have bigger rear ends. It is because a woman’s center of balance is lower than a man’s and is shifted slightly to the back. A man’s center of balance is higher and farther forward.

Swimming is a popular activity in the summer for both men and women. However, men are usually faster and better swimmers, in general. This isn’t because men are stronger than women. In fact, this often isn’t the case. Rather, it is because a man is more streamlined. A woman’s breasts cause a substantial amount of drag in the water. For this reason, smaller-breasted women tend to be faster swimmers than larger-breasted women. In fact, swimsuits with tiny pegs just above the breasts have been designed for women who are professional swimmers. The pegs create turbulence in the water in front of the breasts to lower the drag.

It should be also noted that women tend to be far better floaters than men, though, for the same general reason. Breast tissue is primarily fat and fat is lighter than water. Most large-breasted women have no problem at all with floating. For men, though, except for those who have a great deal of body fat, floating can be a problem because muscle is much heavier than water. In other words, men tend to sink.

There, you see? The anatomical differences between men and women do play a major role in popular activities both men and woman often participate in, both in the summer and in the winter.