Taking time off work or going on a vacation should be a period when you are feeling your best, not exhausted. It’s more than simply being swimsuit-ready. Keeping active in summer means being able to enjoy playing with your kids, re-engage yourself in positive activities, and feel the sun or fresh air on your skin – all without quickly falling tired or feeling sluggish. Here are five fun and refreshing activity ideas that will also keep you healthy through the summer:
1. Get Back In The Pool
If you’ve become complacent about improving your swimming ability, there is no time like the present to enroll in adult swimming lessons. It’s unfortunate that many people who struggled to master their swimming skills in childhood, or didn’t get the chance to learn, will delay coming back to the pools out of fear or embarrassment, but truth be told, the number of adults who are not confident swimmers is not a small one!
Swimming is a low-impact exercise suitable for people of all ages and physical abilities. In addition to all its health benefits, it opens you up to safely take part in other water sports and activities from snorkeling and stand-up paddle boarding to surfing. Be brave, remember you are not alone and get back in the water this summer.
2. Try Gardening
It’s not for everyone but if you’ve never even tried gardening or kept indoor plants, then you should definitely try it out over summer. At this time you can look forward to varieties of fragrant flowers, flavorful fruits and night-blooming plants that will flourish in warmer months.
Beginner gardeners will tend to feel surprised at how easy growing plants can be. If you’re concerned about not having a green-thumb yourself, you can always start small with low-maintenance herbs and pot plants. Not only does gardening keep you active and improve your quality of physical and mental health but it will improve your air quality and environment and can act as a general mood booster.
3. For Ocean-top Hikes
If you can go for a walk, you can go for a hike. Aside from treating yourself to stunning clifftop views and fresh salt air, you’re engaging in cardio fitness and, depending on the difficulty of your hike, your endurance. Early summer mornings are the best time for coastal cliff hikes; the weather is warm but not at its peak, the walking trails are less busy and sea breezes are light. At the end of your route, you can reward yourself with a cool, refreshing swim before all the crowds and holidaying families take over the beach!
4. Go Tree Surfing or Try Obstacle Courses
If you want to go on a really memorable adventure without having to invest too much time in planning or preparation, then you should definitely look into activities like trees surfing and high-ropes obstacle courses. While you probably associate these activities with school camps, they will often include advanced or adult-level courses which are not to be taken lightly.
Imagine high heights, activities harnesses, flying foxes, balancing and climbing in beautiful natural landscapes or forests. This is the grown-up version of a playground and it could very well have you shouting gleefully like when you were a child. Take a friend or your family, wear some comfortable clothes and test yourself!
Now you’re aware of some worthwhile, easy-to-start fitness ventures, the rest is up to you. How many of these activties will you commit to this summer?
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