While some hobbies can help you expand your creative side and connect with your inner self, such as arts and crafts, others can transform your life, like becoming a foodie. And with this, there are also some hobbies that can enhance your health through fitness.
So, if you’ve made new year’s resolutions to enhance your physical wellbeing, we’ve listed some fun hobbies that really can help you achieve your goal for the year ahead.
There are plenty of great New Year’s resolutions that you could make, but perhaps the one that will have the biggest impact on your life would be spending more time in the outdoors. This is an underrated resolution, yet one that’ll make a big difference! There are plenty of advantages to being in nature, including feeling physically fitter and feeling better, too — did you know that just fifteen minutes spent in nature can relieve stress and depression, and things get even better the more time you spend there? Below, we take a look at a few ways you can spend more time in the outdoors this year.
What’s Local?
If you’re one of the many people that live in cities, then you might be wondering where exactly you’re supposed to get your fill of the outdoors. But here’s the thing: though it’ll require a little bit more attention than if you lived in a more rural area, it’s important to remember that you’ve probably got a lot of nature all around you. Do a quick Google search, and see what’s nearby. You’ll likely have a beautiful state park within easy driving distance!
When the sun is shining and the weather is warm, who wants to be working out in a sweaty, fusty gym? The great outdoors gives you plenty of opportunities to work out and use your body, you get to see the sights, soak up some sun and chances are you’ll have a lot more fun too. With spring and summer around the corner, here are some of the outdoor activities you can do to get fit!
Water Sports
If you live near a beach, why not make the most of the ocean? You could go surfing, paddleboarding, swimming, even scuba diving! If you don’t have your own equipment, lots of beaches have hire shops and it’s something fun and exciting you could do every now and again. You’ll be using your whole body swimming underwater, but be having so much fun taking in the spectacular sights and creatures that it won’t even feel like exercise. If being in the water isn’t your thing, running on sand is very challenging or you could play something like beach volleyball.
Even though camping is a really cheap vacation option, relatively few people decide to do it because they associate it with all its disadvantage. Bad weather, uncomfy tents, and poorly equipped campsites sure are enough to put anyone off camping for life! But, believe me, there are ways you can get a good night’s sleep in your tent. You just need to follow all of these great tips!
Research Campsites
There are some campsites out there that are a lot worse than others. They will have hardly any facilities and might not attract the best campers, and both of these factors could disrupt your night’s sleep. So, research all of the sites in the area you want to stay and find out which are highly rated by your fellow campers. It’s worth going on review websites such as Tripadvisor. If possible, get some word-of-mouth recommendations from your friends.
Too few people turn to nature when they need a break. An outdoor adventure really might be the precise thing you need; people need breaks when they’ve had enough of their everyday reality, and that reality is rarely something that involves the beauty of the outdoors. It usually involves drab offices, endless computer use, uncomfortable commutes, stressful obligations. It gets suffocating, stressful, boring.
Outdoor breaks can be great for your mental and physical health; not only do many of them require more from your from a physical standpoint, but the temporary severing between you and the dry modern world of technology and business can do wonders for your stress levels and overall positivity. Here are just a few of the benefits that nature can provide to you!