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7 Reasons Why Elderly People Should Go Hiking
So you are pushing 60 and already feeling like many others at this age do — there is nothing much left to do except sit back and relax. It’s true that most people start becoming prisoners of the four walls of their houses with sitting on a neighborhood park bench their only outdoor activity.
But hey, the walls can be broken! I sure know one thing that people at this age don’t do but they should – Hiking. Hiking? Yes sir, you read it right. I said H I K I N G.
If you are medically fit, for your age, then nothing can get better than going outside and losing yourself in nature. Here is why:
1. You go back to nature
What’s better – sitting at home and staring at your room ceiling or going outside? It’s definitely the latter and here is where hiking helps you. The very idea of hiking is to get outdoors and be close to nature. Hiking sets you free from the four walls of your house.
2. Hiking is good for your body
It’s very important for elderly to keep themselves fit. Hiking helps you keep fit as it decreases blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the common causes of heart attack. Hiking also improves blood circulation, lessens knee and join pain and improves muscle strength. So if you want to stay fit, start hiking.
3. Hiking as a stress-buster
When you grow old, not many people remain in touch with you. You feel isolated and start living in a corner of your house. But when you are close to nature, you find peace. Your fears and insecurities are taken over by joy and happiness of the hiking.
4. You meet like-minded people and make new friends
When you go hiking, you meet like-minded people and never feel out of place in their company. You make new friends. Moreover, you can always plan a trip with your old buddies, whom you have not met in ages.
5. Hiking teaches you to never give up
Hiking makes you stronger. While hiking in nature, you are on your own and learn how to survive. You beat all the odds and reach your destination as a winner. You realize you should never give up, whatever your age may be.
6. Hiking makes you feel positive
When you walk on a trail in a good company, you no longer feel alone or left out. While hiking, you re-connect not only with nature but also people. Once again, you start feeling a positive energy that brings joy and happiness.
7. You have got all the time in the world
And finally, you have to utilize all the time that you have got now. All the adult lives we complain about the lack of time as a reason behind our failure to pursue our interests and hobbies. In the post-retirement years, the one thing that you don’t run short of is time. And there can’t be a better way to make the most of your time then by hiking.
