Before the Industrial Revolution they certainly weren't, as the weather wouldn't have permitted them, at least in Europe. Not that much work to be done outside

Before the Industrial Revolution they certainly weren't, as the weather wouldn't have permitted them, at least in Europe. Not that much work to be done outside the house during winter-time, outside bringing some wood from a forrest nearby and maybe a little hunting. Once people began leaving the peasant life for the factory life (many of them because they were forced to) things changed for the worse in that respect.