University Of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Stay Safe While Participating In Outdoor Activity

Press release from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay:

Jena Richter Landers

October 27, 2021

Outdoor activity safety tips submitted by Associate Professor Joanna L. Morrissey (Psychology & Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology) on behalf of UW-Green Bay Excercise is Medicine. Exercise is Medicine – On Campus is an initiative at UW-Green Bay that aims to encourage students, faculty, and staff to rise beyond the ordinary by moving often, moving well, and moving together toward a healthy life and community. Want to learn more? Visit our website and follow us on Instagram: @uwgb_eim

Staying active is a great way to achieve optimal physical and mental well-being. In order to experience positive health outcomes, aim to accumulate 150 minutes each week. A realistic approach to accumulating this amount is to be active 30 minutes a day, five days a week. Any activity counts and any amount of time counts so even if it is only five minutes, it still counts! Activity is about progress and accumulation. You can stay on top of both your physical and mental health by progressing toward the accumulation of 30 minutes throughout the day, five days a week.

Are you someone who enjoys being active outside? If so, remember that safety is important! During the fall months, we lose 1-3 minutes of daylight per day so safety become even more important as our days grow shorter. Here are a few tips that can help you stay safe as you get moving outside.

So yes, participating in outdoor activities is great for our mental and physical health. These benefits include: reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression, better stress management, a greater sense of balance and self-esteem, fewer doctor visits, and lower levels of blood pressure and cholesterol. Exercise is medicine! If you take it outdoors, remember the tips above to be safe while being active.

This press release was produced by University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The views expressed here are the author’s own.