“If happiness is the goal – and it should be, then adventure should be a priority.” –Richard Brenson
People grow up, life gets busy, and we become bored. When you feel lifeless and don’t know what to do, that’s is when you should put your phone down, turn the TV off, and go on an adventure. Adventures have many benefits not only to your physical health, but also for your emotional well-being. Here are seven reasons why you should say “yes” to adventuring.
1. Adventuring Increases Your Immune System
It has been scientifically proven that due to our obsession with sanitation, we are actually making ourselves sick. Cleanliness leads to allergies, asthma, and many more illnesses that attack your immune system. Going outside and exposing yourself to the earth, you will develop a stronger immune system. So go out and get dirty!
2. Adventures Help Grow Your Brain
Did you know that walking and hiking actually helps your brain grow. By the time that an average person reaches the middle of their lifespan, their hippocampus begins to get smaller; leading to memory loss. It was proven that individuals who traveled and walked outdoors throughout the second half of their life had higher memory retention levels and grew their hippocampi by almost two percent.
3. Adventures Keep You Mentally Sharp
When you go out and explore the world it might not always work out the way you planned. A storm might come or natural disaster might strike. When you put yourself at the risk of mother nature, you are completely unprepared for what is coming. This will help you learn to think on your feet and handle the unexpected in ways you thought were impossible.
4. You Will Meet New People
When you go out into the world, you are bound to meet people along the way. Some you just merely pass by and others you will know for the rest of your life. There are so many people out there that you have the opportunity to meet, so go out there and make a few new friends.
5. You Will Gain a Greater Appreciation For Our Earth
So many people take the beauty of the world for granted. The way that we depend on nature and the way that nature depends on us. We get so caught up in our materialistic society that we forget to just put everything down and enjoy the simplicity of the earth. There are so many beautiful thing to see and many more adventures to experience.
6. Adventures Strengthen You Inner Peace
What is better than fresh air and sunshine? The best way to clear your mind from all of the stress in your life is to go outside and preoccupy yourself in nature. When you adventure, there is no set destination and no limit to where you can go. This opens up your soul, refreshes it with new experiences, and brightens your spirit.
7. Life Is Too Short and Too Uncertain
We all hate to admit it, but our lives will eventually come to an end. Sometimes great lives end too early and too soon. Would you be satisfied with the adventures you have gone on if you passed away tomorrow? Would you have left behind a list of things to do and places to go? Even if you do live a long life and age nicely, how many adventures would you be able to reflect on? Life is too short and uncertain to not take every opportunity you have to go out and adventure. Who knows? Maybe you could find exactly what you need in life.
