Positive Impact Of Beach Vacation For Health

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JAKARTA - Going to the beach is one of the favorite vacation spots for many people. You can enjoy relaxing moments while reading a book on a chaise lounge, swimming, playing in the water, sunbathing or simply admiring the beautiful scenery before your eyes.

Vacation to the beach is not only fun, but also healthy and improves well-being. Research has found that a variety of activities at the beach can increase creativity and reduce stress.

If you live in an urban area with views of buildings and traffic jams, you will experience a different experience while on the beach.

You can be satisfied seeing the vastness of the ocean, plus the sound of the waves, smell the distinctive aroma of the beach, enjoy the freshness of a cold drink in the hot air, and feel the warmth when your feet touch the beach sand.

Auditory Neurologist Shelley Batts says the sound of the waves is one of the reasons the beach has a calming effect. Soothing ocean sounds work to lower cortisol levels and have a positive impact on health.

"The sound of the waves can help you reach a meditative state, which is proven to heal and strengthen the brain," said Orfeu Buxton, professor of biobehavioral health at Pennsylvania State University.

A vacation to the beach can be the best idea to relax and reorganize the mind, which is beneficial for better physical and mental health.

Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich says humans feel safe when they are in a less complex environment. For example, a vacation to the forest may make some people uncomfortable and feel tired because they are afraid of a wild animal.

Likewise with urban life which is tiring because of traffic jams and there may be criminals. However, when you are at the beach, seeing the vastness of the ocean gives you calm without any potential threat to think about.

The blue color of the ocean is also believed to have psychological, emotional and physical effects on a person. Moreover, blue is associated with calm.

The Global Healing Center advises people to surround themselves with blue color as a way to reduce stress.

"Staring at the ocean actually changes the frequency of brain waves and puts us into a mild meditative state," says clinical psychologist Richard Shuster.

While on the beach, people will spend more time in the sunlight. Even though the weather is hot, people don't mind sweating and sunbathing because they want to be on the beach. This will provide you with more Vitamin D which is good for bones, lowers blood pressure, supports the immune system, and helps with rheumatism problems.

Many people also feel better when exposed to sunlight, which in everyday life you may rarely find. Sunlight is believed to increase the level of chemical serotonin with a happiness effect.