Recreation and relaxation are two of the important “R’s” needed to rejuvenate one’s body, mind and soul. Since of late with people moving away from daily physical activity, the requirement of infusing time spent on relaxing, with time spent on physical activity is seen more and more. For example, if you look at a present day office executive, who spends a minimum of 45 hours a week sitting in front of a computer, on average would have less than 7 hours a week for any recreational activity, physical or otherwise. This is why statistics related to obesity is hitting unimaginably high values throughout the global population. In simple, people don’t find time to both sit at home and read a paper, while also doing 1 hour of aerobics. People want activities where at the end of the day you are both relaxed, healthy and physically fit.

This could be one reason why people are moving towards a paradigm where both these requirements are met. Activities like yoga and thai-chi are amongst the trendiest of these activities while other activities like organized sports, adventure sports and workout routines are also gathering more and more followers. To keep up with the requirement it can be noticed that more holistic solutions are provided. For example, many tour operators have incorporated golf tours into their tour portfolio.

Where customers and even corporate golf days in Sydney are organized where they are taken on a relaxing vacation to exotic golf links. Similarly, tourists are taken on hiking tours as opposed to traditional vacations where they get to, as the name explains, hike. Adventure tours are also of a similar concept. As opposed to these other sporting activities are also followed by a majority of people for both rest and relaxation.

The main advantages of being relaxed include maintaining both physical and mental health. The deterioration of mental and physical health is prevalent in modern society, due to the lifestyle people spend. One of the main ways to counter it is through proper exercise and also by having enough time to rest and recover. This is one reason why both Yoga and Thai-Chi and even swimming can be considered as good methods to be fit while also relaxing your mind. Activities like this also ensure a person’s mental well-being. The advantage is that it further increases health by reducing stress levels and ensuring proper sleep. Even though it goes unnoticed and is generally overlooked, sleep also plays a major factor in keeping a person healthy and fit. Sleep is important and is essential as it utilizes this time period to maintain your body.