Hiking is not just a recreational activity.
It’s more than that.
For some it’s a unique chance to get in touch with the nature, to make a habit of further improving your physical, even more your mental state.
For some it’s the fun and the social aspect of it that make it so appealing. For some it’s even an idea. For me it’s one of the best ways to lead a healthy lifestyle.
So, the running i.e. jogging from a second nature of the earliest humans,descended to a level where people have to constantly explain the benefits of jogging as one of the simplest, natural, elementary form of exercise. Isn’t that just downright sad…
But the cool thing is: it’s never really too late for you to engage in this fun activity.
Although with aging the bone structure and the bone connecting ligaments lose their strength and flexibility, the jogging is not only totally safe, but also recommended.
There is sometimes a tough line to draw – between going outside of your comfort zone and exploring some new stuff (ones that can in turn change many aspects of your life), or enjoying the familiar and never try to undertake any change whatsoever.
If you are now at crossroads thinking whether or not you should investigate how the benefits of exercise can add up to the quality of your life in general, I will advise you to go for the first option instead of the latter, and leave things up to you from there…
Swimming is probably the only exercise which is fun to do that at the same time can actually cool your body instead of heating it and works out every muscle of the human body (if one uses more diverse techniques of swimming).
And the best part is that you are in fact making the best compound exercise possible without stressing your body and taking it to the limits.
All of you folks who never considered swimming, I bet you will start now, because as you can see it can offer you a lot of benefits, fun, and can transform and improve your life a lot.