Travel is one of the major goals of many people’s retirement. Healthy lifestyle prolongs our ability to travel the world because it makes our brain function more effectively and our bodies look stronger and healthier even as we advance in age. Everyone who loves travel enjoy plenty of great benefits including feeling good and healthier lifestyle. Taking time off to leave behind the stress of life and work for a period of time makes us feel better. And when you return home from travel, you feel rejuvenated and refreshed. Traveling regularly has a positive effect on both your physical and mental health. Here is a list of some of the amazing health benefits of travel

Reduces stress

A vacation of just few days can help lower your heart rate, blood pressure and level of the stress hormone epinephrine. Travel is one of the best ways of lowering stress and most times health professionals prescribe it to patients

Lowers risk of heart attack

Traveling regularly is a great way to protect yourself from risk of heart attack. Those who travel more often are at low risk to die of heart disease by at least 50 percent. Stress can seriously increase your risk of high blood pressure and other heart problems, and one of the most effective ways to combat stress is traveling

Improved mental ability

The thoughts of going on a trip can cause more positive feelings about everything around you including your health, your finances, your life and your family. Travels improves your cognitive abilities.

Reduces risks of Alzheimer’s disease

The mental simulation of taking a vacation helps make the brain function properly and can also reduce risks of developing degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Lowers risk of stroke

If you go through so much stress daily, you stand at a high risk of having stroke. For those who handle work related stress effectively particularly through traveling, they are considered very healthy and happy at all times

Better sleep and sex life

Travelers experience better sleep at night following a vacation. Traveling also improves your sex life as you feel more romantic when on vacation.

If you’re a frequent traveler, you’ll find out that travel is just perfect for good health. It can improve your mood, increased happiness and broaden your outlook. It is not to far-fetched imagining doctors prescribing travel for patients.

When you are struggling to get the zip closed on that chock-full bag, you know you have got a Problem. Lugging around lots of Bags around a City just isn’t fun, and is exhausting. You must always pack light, and while it seems difficult at first, it is liberating.

Throw it out

We have seen people commit this one crucial mistake which is the key reason for you not being able to pack light. People think they need everything on a Trip, and throw in everything, fattening up their backpack, while all they really use and need are a few essentials and maybe their Phone. Nothing less, nothing more.

Prepare a list of the stuff you are thinking to pack in, and then strike off the items that you don’t really use, or  use very rarely. Then, further condense the list with the ones you really can’t do without.

Now you have to pack in all the essentials, and only some items from the list that you use, but don’t need. Using this simple technique, you have already slashed off a lot of items from your Backpack.

Stick to one

You have to stick to only one bag on a trip, nothing more. More bags will hinder your ability to move around, and one bag is the perfect combination between size and usability.

With one bag, you have to limit the things that you can pack in, and that is a good thing. You don’t want a backpack weighing you down when you are travelling around.

Make it small

Even when you are carrying only one Bag, make sure that it is a small one that will be easy to lug around. With a smaller bag, you are hitting two birds with one stone: You are getting a lighter Backpack, while a small bag simultaneously also restricts you from packing unnecessary items.

Pack efficient clothing

When you are travelling around, make sure to pack clothes that are versatile and can be used in any environment, so that you don’t have to frequently change clothes, thus reducing the overall weight of your luggage.

Also carry Clothes that can be wore more than once, the ones which don’t have to be washed every time.

Make it accessible

This tip doesn’t really help you to Travel Lighter, but it goes a long way into improving your travelling experience.

You need to divide your items into Groups, and put each Group into a separate Pocket, and label them. Arrange them such that the essentials are on the outside, and easily accessible, while the other items are deeper in, accessible only when you need them.

This really helps save time when you need to find something.

Follow these tips to make your travel experience a whole lot better.

Pack Lighter. Travel Better.