It's all a matter of physics. The fresh air. The aerobic exercise. The groin muscles sprung like the coils in the back seat of a '48 Packard. But we were talking physics.
Flotation is a better option.
When you walk in the snow, this prevents you from postholing, or sinking up to your gunwhales in the wet sloppiness. Being a downhill skier by nature, I had for many years been a faithful adherent to cross-country skiing. It's easy to learn, and travel is fairly quick. Plus, it provides at least a bit of a rush on the downhill portions. And the snazzy new snowshoe designs have increasingly caught my eye.