People choose to go outdoors for different reasons, top among them being the dire need to have fun. Contrary to what many people think, there is a lot of fun outside the four corner office, bar, club or even spa. The outdoors is less rigid and gives participants the chance to do things freely whether it’s screaming, running or walking. The other group of people chooses outdoors for adventure reasons.

Let’s face it; going to the pub, every time is somewhat boring. Seeing the same faces, serving and drinking the same drinks, seeing the same girls and same men looks normal and hence, a bore. Outdoors adventures are some of the best ways to enjoy life in its most natural sense. These leisure pursuits are based outside or the semi natural setting.

Some activities that define outdoor adventures include but are not limited to backpacking, adventure racing, cycling, camping, photography, fishing, hiking, running, horseback riding, and hunting. Rock climbing, mountaineering and skiing are considered as outdoor adventures as well. Although these elements all define the various ways outdoor adventures are defined, the adventures can be divided in two broad categories.

Beneficial outdoor adventures

The world has in recent years moved to become more about the green revolution. More and more people are embracing green technologies for the sake of the environment. The other trend that has grown beneficial to people is that outdoor adventures lead to personal development and ensure distress from the challenges of the modern world.

Many people live depressing lives and these activities are about building the bigger sense of individuality. Many people choose beneficial outdoor adventures because of the personal development angle. It’s also important to point out that many outdoor adventures are designed to reduce environmental stress in their natural sense. Hence, you will discover that less mechanization, pollution and abuse of environmental resources happens.

In their place, there are physical and social rewards promoted initiatives to ensure that environmental benefits accrue. With their goal setting and achievement emphasis, it’s no wonder; many corporate organizations choose beneficial adventures to instill teamwork in their employees. Some of the common activities that describe beneficial adventures include but are not limited to backpacking, canoeing, caving, hiking, mountain climbing, kayaking, and rafting, all of which need a lot of preparation, skills and patience to accomplish.

Pleasurable outdoor adventures

The world is a depressing place to live. Stress at work, conflicts in the home, kids, evening school, bad relationships, bad bosses, bad jobs, confusion…. All these describe a world that is depressing enough for the average person. So how do people cope with all these challenges and unfortunate scenarios? Well, pleasurable adventures allow one to get away from all of the above; fine-tunes them to their individuality, in turn helping them find comfort and happiness, regardless.

How these adventures help the mind is that, they focus more on personal pleasure. Some popular pleasurable adventures include nature study, meditation, aesthetic contemplation, general painting and photography, historical research, communication and archeological explorations. Whatever outdoor personality you have, all these form a crucial element of outdoor activity you can rely on.

The tips and secrets to enjoying outdoor adventures

That well deserved break has finally come and you want to make the most out of it. This year, you have opted for an outdoor event may be as a result of family pressure or just the desire to have it. Though it is a holiday break, you are afraid that you might not be able to enjoy it as much as possible. This fear can be heart breaking, but here are tips to help you get the most out of this outdoor event as much as possible.

Plan in advance

When you opt to have an outdoor event for a holiday, then a lot of planning should be done. In your planning, you should consider things like seasons because some events are determined by seasons; and knowing yourself better, you should plan according to seasons you enjoy best - it can be summer or winter.

This can also prepare necessary clothing and medication in case you suffer from a chronic illness Also in planning, you should not forget about allocating enough resources towards the outdoor event. This prevents you from having last minute misfortunes that can prevent you from enjoying your outdoor event like running out of provisions.

Involve participants

Team participation is a healthy recipe towards an enjoyable outdoor event and should not be taken for granted. When you involve all participants in setting up the outdoor event, you get the required necessary views that can be used to benefit everyone. Through involvement, needs of every individual are taken care of and this helps in preventing misfortunes like for participants with chronic illness.

Learn skills required in outdoors

Most outdoor events require some skills to make them perfect. Learning some of these skills goes a long way in ensuring an enjoyable experience. The skills don’t have to be complicated for you to struggle learning; they can be as simple as tent making, fire making and navigation. These skills come in handy when situations that are unpleasant like cold and loss of direction arise.

Location

The type of location you choose for your outdoor event will go a long way in ensuring you enjoy the experience. You may be into water sport outdoors but choose allocation that is dry. This can leave you with feelings of disappointments that will make you not enjoy the outdoor experience. Therefore, before settling for allocation for an outdoor event, you should put in mind your needs.

Attitude

The attitude you have about an outdoor activity goes a long way in determining whether you will enjoy it or not. The outdoor event can be providing the best experience but your negative attitude towards it stops you from enjoying it. Therefore, before undertaking any outdoor activity, make it a point to have positive attitude towards it.

Involve hobbies

There are things that you just love doing be it riding or angling. This can go a long way in making you enjoy your outdoor events. Therefore, it is necessary that you consider your hobbies while planning for your outdoor events.

Excerpted from the book Outdoor Adventures.

This excerpt has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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