The Victoria Day long weekend marks the end of the winter sport season and the beginning of summer for many Canadians. With summer comes camping, and with camping may come temptation to deviate from your usually healthy lifestyle. With a little bit of extra effort, you can maintain a healthy lifestyle while getting all the relaxing benefits of camping!
1. Stay active
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Make sure to bring appropriate shoes and sun protection (hats, sunscreen) for your activity, and tell someone where you are going and the time your expect to be back. And don't forget to stay hydrated, which leads us to number two...
2. Drink water
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3. Plan ahead
The most important tip of them all! In order to take full advantage of what the great outdoors have to offer you, plan as much as you can in advance. Make a menu of easy to prepare items so you can stick you your usual healthy diet. Gaiam Life has some great tips and recipes for healthy camping meals and snacks.Always remember to bring adequate water supply, sun protection, and a first aid kit to keep you healthy under any circumstances!
Enjoy your camping season!
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Hey Jill,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post about healthier camping! All those are really good tips to make camping a more healthy experience. Especially for me because my camping trips mainly consist of beer, junk food and late nights! I think planning ahead some healthy snacks and making sure to drink enough water is key to camping health. Also great to get active outside and see some cool nature! Very nice post, totally fitting for the upcoming may long weekend!
Hey Jillian,
ReplyDeleteYour post was very interesting for me to read because I am planning on going outdoors to BC this summer! So I was really excited to read how I would also be improving my health during this process. I also wrote a post about how important hydration is, and so drinking water will definitely be on top of my list! It was also good to read about planning ahead, especially about what to eat, because I always end up at a McDonald's during my trips because of that, which is not really the healthiest option out there! So thanks for the tips, they were really helpful!