Why do your fingers get stiff after a while in cold weather?!

Same reason why they and your feet get cold: all the blood moves from the extremities to the core of your body. Your body is very smart. Although it compromises your fingers and toes, the blood goes in the middle of your body to protect your vital organs. You can live without your extremities, you can't live without (the majority) of your organs.Health Question & Answer

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Your body tries to conserve heat in cold weather by reducing the blood circulation in your hands and feet, so the temperature of your limbs ends up dropping much lower than normal. The fingers and toes get the least amount of circulation in the body, so they cool off first, and they also get much colder than other parts of the body. When the temperature of a limb is lowered, nerve impulses and muscle contractions occur at really slow speeds because the chemical changes required for nerve transmission and muscle contraction are slower.Health Question & Answer

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