{"id":3912,"date":"2020-04-20T15:59:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyhikersfitness.com\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2020-04-20T15:59:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:59:10","slug":"10-reasons-hiking-is-good-for-your-soul-and-why-you-should-start-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyhikersfitness.com\/10-reasons-hiking-is-good-for-your-soul-and-why-you-should-start-today\/","title":{"rendered":"10 reasons hiking is good for your soul  and why you should start TODAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Reality is there is a plethora of information available showing us that hiking is good for us!\u00a0 It is a form of exercising, nothin like climbing a hill and getting that heart rate up!\u00a0 Even short hikes can help reduce your risks of heart disease, lower blood pressure and help with many more health issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reality is Hiking makes you strong and its not just your legs your working out.\u00a0 Climbing over fallen trees, across streams or over roots helps with you core and works your upper body and helps increase balance!\u00a0 It is an overall heath exercise that is key to your well-being! And there is more!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some reasons Hiking is good for your Soul\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reconnect to self and take time for you! When you find things are going a bit nutty in life, going for a hike gives you a chance to disconnect and reflect, to recharge and reconnect to self.\u00a0 When in nature you allow yourself to just BE, no judgements to preconceptions and the ability to listen to your heart and take in fresh air to boot!\u00a0 Taking a time out and going for a hike in nature will help you identify how you are really feeling, and this ability will help you start towards healing!\u00a0 Hiking is a rejuvenating experience all around for sure! Nature HEALS!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Live in the moment. When was the last time you really were truly present in the moment and just allowing yourself to BE.\u00a0 The simplicity of getting into nature, removes all barriers as nature does not judge, experiencing no filters or stops just nature in the moment, it is EMPOWERING &#8211; Nature HEALS!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hiking helps to clear your mind and reduce stress! Our lives especially right now are busier and full of uncertainty.\u00a0 Changing the way, we live our lives, working from home, social distancing, everyday life continuing on no matter what is keeping stress levels higher than normal.\u00a0 Going for a hike reduces your blood pressure and even cortisol levels and helps calm you only in a way that nature can offer, even more than just exercise alone.\u00a0 NATURE HEALS!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hiking makes you Happier \u2013 reality is getting out into nature reduces negative thought patterns that play in your head because reality is Nature is full of beauty and fresh air. You can not help but look at your surroundings and to stop and smile.\u00a0 NATURE HEALS.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Hiking reduces anxiety and depression \u2013 hiking helps to lower stress levels and anxiety by quieting the mind and allowing you to experience a type of meditation state through breathing in fresh air. Nature allows natural stress relief and an instant mood boost remember NATURE HEALS!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Need to figure out a solution to a problem? Getting out into nature away from your daily stimuli restores depleted brain circuits and frees up more brain power for creativity and solutions!\u00a0 \u00a0NATURE HEALS!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Better Sleep \u2013 walking and climbing over uneven surfaces uses a lot of energy! NATURE HEALS!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Hiking can help make you feel better and gives you a new appreciation for mother nature and all its beauty. This increases positive emotions and actually makes you feel more grateful and loving towards others! EMPOWERING \u2013 NATURE HEALS!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>If you are ready to start your journey towards self-discovery, self-care, happiness and working towards truly living in the present then give me a call!\u00a0 You owe it to yourself! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peace and Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wendy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nature Connection Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happyhikersfitness.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:Happyhikersfitness@gmail.com\">Happyhikersfitness@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reality is there is a plethora of information available showing us that hiking is good for us!\u00a0 It is a form of exercising, nothin like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,37,55,100,101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-hiking-2","category-life-coaching","category-newsletters","category-outdoors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 reasons hiking is good for your soul and why you should start TODAY! 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