Training outdoors improves mental health. It is the most effective antidepressant on the market and best of all its all natural.
Training outside challenges your body and Creates stability on all terrain surfaces which aids us in every day life as we go about our normal daily routine and reduces our risk of injury.
The physical heath benefits of outdoor training are invaluable including… You get a burst of vitamin D, you release the feel good hormones and increase dopamine and serotonin and you burn more calories than in a controlled environment because of increased wind resistance and the body requiring to regulate temperature.
It creates discipline due the easy access to train… you just need to step out the front door so there is no real excuse not to go. This also can mean you may be more likely to stick with it.
Best of all its FREE! With the increasing cost of living and everyone wanting to make a buck out of us isn’t it great to find something that costs absolutely nothing and has such long term health benefits!
So get yourself up and outside for some outdoor training… walk, run, ride, swim, skip or climb! Doesn’t really matter as long as you DO IT!