Fitness and enjoyment don’t need to be mutually exclusive. If you are a person who thrives on the social side of sport, as much as the sport itself, check out these three ideas for active holidays.
Riding Holidays
Whether you are a novice equestrian or a seasoned rider, a couple of weeks spent in the saddle can do a great deal for your fitness levels. Horse riding is a great physical workout, as well as improving your balance, strength, flexibility and co-ordination. Riding is also a good mood booster, as research has shown time and again, that contact with animals releases stress.
Learning any new skill is also great for the brain and if you are getting on a horse for the first time, you realise just how much there is to learn. If you are on a riding holiday the unknown terrain also offers experienced riders new learning opportunities as they work with an unfamiliar horse in new surroundings.
A riding holiday has the bonus of letting you spend your days with a large group of people with the same interest. Lasting friendships can be formed as you get to see a part of the world which is new to you, all from the unique perspective of your vantage point on the back of a horse.
Skiing Holidays
Skiing offers a wide range of physical benefits including weight loss, increasedcardiovascular performance and improved muscle strength. In addition, the very key element of balance on your skis, ensures that your core stability muscles get a great workout.
We all know though that a skiing holiday, such as Tempston Luxury Ski Chalet, is just as much about the Après-ski as it is about fitness. If you are training hard for the rest of the year this can be no bad thing, as it gives your mind and body a break from what has become customary. If you opt for a specialist company such as the Ski Armadillo site you canopt for a luxury break where not only do you get great skiing and service but you can also experience excellent food to fuel you through long days on the slopes.
Multi-Activity Holidays
If you really want a holiday that can offer you improved fitness in a range of areas, choosing a multi-activity vacation could be the perfect answer. These usually involve a single location, but they offer you the chance to maybe try sports that you haven’t encountered before, like rock climbing, canoeing, abseiling, white water rafting and snorkelling.
There are also opportunities to take a holiday far off the beaten track and this can be as much about conditioning your mind, as training your body. Would you like to ride a mule through the Atlas Mountains, travel like a nomad in the Tidri Dunes or sleep under the stars in the Sahara? All of these experiences are now available for the cost of a flight for those willing to try something new.
Most of us have our fitness routines and goals mapped out for the majority of the year. An activity holiday can provide an opportunity to break from the norm and to step outside of our comfort zone. In the process we not only get a little fitter, but we also have a great deal of fun.