Are beach holidays good for your health?
Is sea air actually that go for you, everyone seems to have the concept that sea air is great fresh air, but how good is it? Let’s start with the good points to going on a beach holiday, and why it is good for your health, then we can make a decision later…
What’s better than going to the beach and having a good swim? It’s argued that swimming is the best form of exercise; this is because you use every muscle in your body, and you get your heart pumping at a constant rate too. Swimming allows your heart to work harder but not too hard, which means you get a decent amount of exercise in a short period of time, even while you have fun. Sea water is very good for your skin, so if you go swimming as well you get exercise too. Clearing up acne and permanent scars is something that the high levels of salt in the sea are great at.
The sun is also good for your skin (in small doses). The sun helps us in a big way, it gives off Vitamin D in rays of light which can help fight against skin cancer and multiple sclerosis.
If anything the one thing we can all agree on (as long as you have a good holiday) is that holidays are best for reducing stress levels. Stress is a cause of all kinds of medical problems ranging from skin problems to heart disease. Controlling stress levels will reduce chances of getting a medical illness. Being able to go on luxury holidays by the beach will relieve stress will help you to clear your head as well.
Now for the bad points, let’s say you were looking at Caribbean holidays for example. Everywhere you look there are beaches all around. There is going to be lots and lots of sun. The sun although is good for you in small doses is pretty bad for in high doses, as some of you will know. We have all been there, stayed in the sun too long and noticed we are shedding skin or glowing lobster red, the skin is just getting cooked.
In recent studies it has been shown that the sea air isn’t actually that brilliant for you. Although the air is cleaner than that, say in a city, it contains some interesting substances. Dont worry its not that serious, its just interesting to find out. There is a substance that is released by animals in the sea called DMS (dimethyl sulphide), this substance floats around the sea and the beaches and irritates the eyes and nose, it also has that smell you detect when your at the seaside. Another substance that was discovered was nitryl chloride which is a respiratory inhibitor but is the most of it is broken down by the sun.
So are beach holidays good for you? If you make sure that you take care of yourself, then these holidays are great for you, relieving stress is key. Nobody is going to stop going to the beach or going on holiday, the bad points aren’t bad enough yet. So if you planning weddings abroad then go for it, swim in the sea and enjoy the sun.
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