Our modern culture has become a hotbed of stress which can be eased by a good old fashioned fishing trip. One of the best antidotes for the crazy paced lifestyle that we tend to live is a return to na...
Our modern culture has become a hotbed of stress which can be eased by a good old fashioned fishing trip. One of the best antidotes for the crazy paced lifestyle that we tend to live is a return to nature. Especially if a person lives in a city or commutes back and forth to the urban jungle from a planned suburban community, the lack of the natural world has a negative impact on health. Studies have shown that time spent in a quiet nature preserve or waterway can reduce tension, blood pressure and stress.
Many of today抯 illnesses are directly attributed to ongoing stressful situations. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression, and anxiety are all closely linked with a chronic supply of Cortisol flowing through human bodies. Cortisol is the 揻ight or flight?hormone which a body releases in response to danger. When there is an imminent danger, this can be a great thing. A body抯 release of Cortisol will make a person抯 reaction times quicker; give them more energy and a memory that is enhanced. This, however, is meant to be a short term response which must be balanced with an equal amount of rest and relaxation. If the human body doesn抰 have the balance, it will begin to break down and show evidence of disease. All of the heavy duty health ills are scary enough, but a person抯 basic immune functioning will be hampered without rest, as well. This will make them prone to everything from the common cold, flu, to insomnia. This is not the road a person wants to travel. It may be time to take an alternate route and go fishing.
One of the most peaceful scenes in nature is a body of water. Lakes, rivers and oceans can be balms like nothing else. Simply being in the presence of sights, smells and sounds of bodies of water can calm one抯 frantic physique. Add a fishing pole, a boat and an opportunity to catch one抯 own dinner, and a sportsman or sportswoman can be in heaven.
Choices for this type of respite may include a simple fishing from do-it-yourself standing on shore or dock experience. Other opportunities available for fishing include vacations and adventures from small rental boats or larger chartered journeys. Many charter and rental companies offer guided tours to the best spots in the regions since their local guides know where and when the schools of fish are biting. The companies may supply equipment to snag, clean and transport the catch back to homes or hotels. Larger companies even have remedies for sea sickness for the rougher seas.
However a stressed out urban inhabitant chooses to give themselves a dose of nature, they should honor themselves by doing it today. Whether it抯 a camping vacation, a hiking adventure, or the allure of bringing in fish from a river, lake or ocean, their blood pressure, tension and stress level will thank them. Once a person experiences the balm of a camping, hiking or fishing trip, they will never be the same.
