Joanna James
In the olden days, people used to go to the seaside on convalescence trips, claiming that the salty air would do you some good and get rid of all the cobwebs up in your head. Studies were later quoted to have found that there are many health benefits of spending a day or a holiday at the beach.
What you would tend to do when you got to the beach is to lie down and do nothing, just watch the waves roll onto the shoreline. This act of doing nothing, followed by letting your mind drift as well as the wide-open spaces are said to factor in on reducing your levels of stress drastically. The ocean is always considered a serene and calming location, as such even the idea of looking forward to a trip to the beach, is said to help in getting rid of stress by scientists that study stress, its factors and how it can be mitigated. This is why you may find that contrary to what your parents said to you when you were younger, it is beneficial to the body to just lie around all day.
Spending an hour in the sun is said to provide human beings with all the Vitamin D that you need daily. Sunbathing at the beach is a great way to get your daily dose, after you have taken adequate protection in terms of sunblock, etc. Vitamin D is needed in the body including healthy teeth, strong bones and the proper function of your immune system.
Hotels the likes of Heritance Negombo are situated on very long strips of the beach which means you can get a morning, or an evening run done on the beach. This is always considered a superior form of exercise to a jog elsewhere thanks to factors such as the friction of the sand and how it will affect your muscle workout, the air you are breathing and the general feel of jogging right after the sunrise or the sunset.
Sand is a natural exfoliant that will not have you booking trips to the manicurist as the scrubbing and airing of your skin will be done for you free of charge and all you have to do is roll around on the beach a few times. The natural exfoliant will remove dead cells and you will leave the beach with healthy skin.
Finally, about the adage about getting the cobwebs dusted. Studies have found that breathing the salty air and the general surrounding of the beach will be beneficial towards getting a good night's sleep. Sea air is said to stock healthy negative ions that accelerate one's ability to absorb oxygen. This leads to better and healthier sleep patterns. All the more reason to hurry up and check out recent hotel offers in Sri Lanka, for the ultimate beach holiday.
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