T R AV E L ▲ i ey HEALTH A BREAK JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT TAKING A HOLIDAY WAS A LUXURY, IT TURNS OUT IT'S A NECESSITY. TRAVELLING BOOSTS CREATIVITY AND SHARPENS YOUR MIND - HONESTLY! W hether you re etting off abroad or taking a staycation in the going on ho iday gives you a break ro routine work o itics riends de ands and a i y stresses. rave doesn t ust a ow you to re ax and en oy your new yet brie surroundings but it a so broadens your hori ons increases your roductivity eve s and akes you hea thier in genera . those aren t enough reasons to book that coveted ho iday check these out 1 E E E E E E he and ark ra ingha eart tudy an ongoing ook at heart hea th suggests that en who don t take a ho iday or severa years are ore ike y to have a heart attack co ared to en who do. nd wo en who on y go away once every six years or ess are a ost eight ti es ore ike y to deve o coronary heart disease or have a heart attack co ared to wo en who vacationed at east twice a year. here are reasons or this. hether its rushing through the air ort wa king the streets o a oreign and or c i bing a ountain trave eans ore ove ent which is good or you. he extra exercise ay a so reduce your weight and he create a hea thier heart and ungs. Let's go! an the min THOSE WHO TRAVEL AND STUDY ABROAD TEND TO BE MORE OPEN AND ARE MORE EMOTIONALLY STABLE.** 2 e es e E E E E E N N E E E E E that wa king has another ositive effect it re eases ore o the ha y hor ones that he e i inate your worries reducing your risk o a heart attack or stroke. tress reduction is one o the ost i ortant bene ts o trave . ccording to a Ex edia survey o ho iday akers ound they cou d et go o stress and re ax a er on y a day or two into their tri . usan rauss hitbourne a ro essor o sycho ogica and rain ciences at the niversity o Massachusetts herst says acations have the otentia to break into the stress cyc e. e e erge ro a success u vacation ee ing ready to take on the wor d again. e gain ers ective on our rob e s re ax with our a i ies and riends and get a break ro our routines. www.athomemagazine.co.uk AUGUST 2017 | 297http://www.athomemagazine.co.uk