If you were born sometime during the 20^th century, you can still remember playing with your friends and neighbors a few outdoor activities which gave you quite an amazing childhood, full of fun and lessons.

Unfortunately, since the advent of computer games, more and more kids succumb to its sometimes deadly charm, leaving fewer chances of having time for outdoor activities. This is bad in the capital meaning of the word, but it is reality.

Nowadays, only a few children appreciate the many benefits you can get from even one simple outdoor activity. It can help you mentally, physically, and socially with its many values and ardor.

However, only a few know this and fewer are those who are willing to learn how  fun it is to do activities like hiking, camping, fishing, playing sports, swimming, and many more. Thus, it is time to take action and promote these things.

So, why not turn off that television and let the computer and your game player rest while you explore how good it is to be in the outdoors.

1. Outdoor activities can make you physically fit through exercise.

Engaging in outdoor activities can actually help you stay fit. Aside from the fun and laughter you experience, you are actually exercising your body while running in pursuit of the ball to shoot in the basket or while swimming towards a goal.

You might not notice it, but as you are exercising, it is slowly improving your cardiovascular and immune system functions. Your breathing does quicken, but it is definitely proving as you gain more and more stamina to do as much as you can and would like to do.

It is not only fun, it also nurtures your body to be strong, flexible, capable, and healthy in all the right sense.

2. Outdoor activities can help you retain your balance, which was disturbed by stress and more stress.

Aside from the physical contributions you can get from outdoor activities, you can also get the needed balance your body needs.

Notice that when you exercise, your mind is also slowly being cleared from all the fog of confusion and stress it is suffering from? In actuality, doing outdoor activities has quite a long list of psychological benefits.

Among the few, a person doing activities such as kayaking, mountain climbing, and hiking will have a new way to look at things due to improvement in self-esteem and an increase in self-confidence. Moreover, this can foster creativity and spiritual growth.

3. Outdoor activities can help you explore things as you are growing.

As kids, we are all encouraged to do a few outdoor activities from time to time, helping us to get healthier and more balanced.

On the other hand, it also has quite an effect on children (as well as adults), as it help foster an exploration of many things, the most particular of which are the outdoors and the self.

It helps one question his future and his passion, as well as the many processes and things that can be seen in nature, most of which are really just too natural to have an explanation.

By doing this, it can help us learn as a person. In this sense, it is addressed to everyone, since all of us are growing and learning each day.

4. Outdoor activities can help you form social ties with others, as well as learn how to interact with them.

Whether you are going on a hike with a neighbor or swimming with your siblings, these outdoor activities foster and facilitate social growth, wherein values are negotiated and learned by each one.

By doing such activities, you learn how to properly talk to your companion, how to properly ask questions to your guide, how to interact when doing group activities, and how to apologize when in the wrong.

Since you are allowed a few hours with someone, you actually get to know them and learn a lesson from them. These things are not possible if you’re simply sitting at home while playing games.

5. Outdoor activities can help you explore your interests.

On the contrary to what others expect, outdoor activities actually help you explore your interests.

For instance, you love fishes and everything associated with marine life, why don’t you get a certificate and go scuba diving. Not only will it let you see the fishes you know, it will also add to your repertoire of knowledge.

Moreover, if you have an interest on nature, why don’t you go hiking on a trail in the nearest mountain or go camping in a nature preserve. It will help cater your interest, as well as help you stay mentally and physically fit.

Reading these five, you may get the feeling that outdoor activities are all good. Well, maybe there are bad sides. However, it is clear that these doubts are easily shadowed by the many benefits you can get from doing an outdoor activity.

It is not only fun, it is also healthy, educational, and interesting. So, what are you waiting for? Choose an outdoor activity now and start reaping the benefits!