If you're feeling down or under pressure and looking for an effective way to decompress after a stressful day at work, spending time by the pool can drastically improve your mood.

Spending your time relaxing in the pool can help reduce your stress and anxiety. Floating in a pool is a comforting, almost womb-like experience that is similar to yoga. Your anxiety will disappear in no time. And when you exercise in the pool, you are stimulating your body causing it to release endorphins from your brain that relieves stress and pain.

Swimming is one of those workouts that can easily be a second thought. The gym always seems to take priority. So if you’re looking for a workout to break up your gym routine, swimming is the exercise for you. Even if you need music to train effectively, there are waterproof earphones available now to keep you company when you’re swimming.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 154-pound person burns around 510 calories by swimming laps for an hour, proving that it’s still possible to blast fat at an intense rate without running miles.

Learning how to surf with your family or friends is an amazing bonding experience and one that can bring you even closer to each other. It’s recommended to find a safe beach with a beginner-friendly wave, particularly for families with young children. This will eliminate much of the risks, and allow you and your group to relax and focus on having fun.

Surfing is also a great way to get exercise and one reason that you probably won’t even realize that you’re exercising at the moment is that you are having fun doing it. Learning to surf can indeed be frustrating at times. But those moments are overshadowed by the blissful feeling of accomplishment that you will get when you catch and ride a great wave.

If you like water skiing, surfing, or snowboarding, wakeboarding is a great summer sport that offers many different health and fitness benefits. A mix of water skiing and snowboarding, wakeboarding is a stimulating, dynamic and exhilarating sport. Wakeboarding suited to both beginners and hardened riders. Pulled by a motorboat or a contraption at speeds of around 30kph, you find your balance and use the swells to jump your way over the wake. It is a sport that's accessible to everyone.

One of the biggest misconceptions about boating is that it’s expensive. What most people don’t know is that you can hire a boat for less than what it costs to take a family of four to the movies for the afternoon. And if you’re looking to make a purchase, there are financing options available.

A lot of people claim that relaxing with family and friends is their favorite boating activity (followed by fishing, cruising, and water skiing). In other words, people think the best part about boating doesn’t revolve around the latest water skiing tricks or the number of fish caught. One of the top reasons for boating is simply because it’s fun. There are so many activities to explore when it comes to boating, whether you like to fish, water ski, snorkel, or simply enjoy relaxing on the water. The best part of boating is simply the opportunities it provides for boating fun with friends and family.

Planning for a weekend adventure does not need to take much time. There are plenty of things to do, but most of the time people struggle with ideas and the cost of doing them. Consider riding a jet ski. It won’t cost you that much. The amount you have to pay will depend on the kind of jet ski rental.

There are many great locations where you can get an introduction to jet skiing. Of all the water sports, jet skiing is probably the easiest to pick up. It’s also probably the fastest, and it’s the adrenaline attached to that speed that attracts thousands of people to the sport.

Jet skiing also extends to your personal health. Jet skiing helps you burn calories. The effort that it’ll take to maneuver and balance the jet ski will also strengthen the muscles in your core, arms, and feet. More importantly, the fun and excitement of riding will help release stress.

Windsurfing is one of the most interesting and relaxing sports out there. Unlike many heavy contact sports, windsurfing provides an amazing balance in strength and tranquility. Many windsurfers attest to the sport being one of the most relaxing activities that they have ever done, helping to fuel their love for the water.

People are surprised to discover that getting up and riding on your first windsurfing session is not that difficult if the weather is agreeable. It can be the perfect endeavor for those that want to enjoy nature in its rawest form while not having to devote hours and hours of practice to actually enjoy a totally unique water pursuit.

A trip to a waterpark should be a mandatory summer event for every family. Even if you have a pool or a lake in your backyard, the fun of a waterpark simply can’t be matched anywhere else. During the summer heat, a water park is a favorite place for children to have fun, and they also represent enjoyment for the whole family.

If you are stuck at home trying to find something to do with the family, building a mini water park in your backyard may be the solution you're looking for. Transform your backyard into your own personal waterpark and get the kids involved in the process.

Stand up paddleboarding (SUP) is a watersport that’s become popular in the past few years. It is a family-friendly activity that all ages and skill levels can enjoy, and an incredibly easy sport to pick up and something that children love just as much as seniors. Stand up paddle boarding offers a fun way to play on the water, with the added benefit of a full-body workout. And, since you stand at full height on your board, it gives you a unique vantage point for viewing what’s down under the water and out on the horizon.

Stand up paddle boarding is an excellent workout. Few activities provide such an extensive range, from upper body training to leg work and core strength building. At the same time, it’s also a fairly low-intensity and fun thing to do.

While kayaking is considered to be an unconventional way of enjoying your summer, it can actually present you with many attractive benefits that can enhance your overall experience. Kayaking involves paddling a small craft through the water. It's a low-impact activity that can improve your aerobic fitness, strength, and flexibility. Kayaking can be done as a hobby, a competitive sport, or as a fun activity on holidays. You can paddle on rivers, lakes and the sea.

Kayaking definitely offers you the ability to get closer to and interact with nature than a lot of other outdoor activities. You will be able to travel to sights and enjoy sceneries that only a very small percentage of people are able to access. If you are into recreational kayaking, you must have noticed by now the tranquility and that comes with it, away from noises, dust, smoke, and congestion of the urban setting.

White water rafting is indeed an outdoor activity that intrigues adventure seekers. Riding and paddling on an inflatable raft, navigating through a rushing river, enjoying taking risks, and finishing strong with your teamwork skills, rafting will give you the chance to appreciate nature from a different angle.

Although white water rafting sounds quite exciting, for a newbie it could be a challenging effort. Like any other sports activity, river rafting requires you to be technically fit. Many beginners have a hard time river rafting, especially because rafting techniques are hard to follow unless one gains the minimum experience on it. Beginners tend to ignore what their guides have to instruct out of excitement and therefore fail to enjoy the real rafting. Before getting on to your boat, listen to your guide carefully.

Snorkeling is the act of swimming through or on the water while equipped with a mask and snorkel. The Mask allows one to see clearly underwater, and the snorkel allows one to breathe the surface air while keeping one’s head down. For most people, snorkeling represents a very easy, safe, and cost-effective way of exploring the ocean and life in the ocean. The cost for snorkeling equipment is normally quite low and it is easy, if you can swim, you can snorkel. Some people snorkel for the pleasure of just being free in the ocean, others snorkel to see and photograph specific marine life, others snorkel for sport such as spearfishing or free-diving.

Snorkeling allows you to observe marine biology and new landscapes. From the edge of the beach, it is possible to approach beautiful fish, sea stars, or octopuses. It is interesting before going on holiday to the sea, to learn about the underwater fauna and flora because it will increase your desire for adventure.

If you always wanted to experience a bit of adventure and discover some incredible marine life, scuba diving sounds like fitting right in place. Getting scuba dive certified is definitely worth it. You will challenge yourself in all levels you wouldn´t imagine, physically and mentally and furthermore it will open your eyes to a whole new world and boost all your senses.

Scuba Divers generally need a license and training to dive to certain depths. Diving requires you to be accompanied by a certified Dive Master and inevitably means purchasing or hiring of expensive equipment.  Many Scuba Divers begun Scuba Diving after learning to snorkel, snorkeling provides that little taste of the ocean that will have you wanting more.

Diving is a great way to get away from all the noise, the traffic and the troubles in the world. As soon as you descend into the waters you hear nothing but your own breathing underwater. No talking, no phones ringing, all communication goes via hand signals. When you’re below the surface you completely forget about what’s happening on land, and what keeps you busy. For that hour you are under the water it’s just you and your thoughts.

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