10 Reasons to Try Water Sports Activities!

Need an excuse to get outside an enjoying the water… here’s 10!

1. Water keeps you from tiring as easily, meaning you can exercise for longer which results in better fitness gains.
2. There is low impact resistance in watersports.
3. Watersports take place in beautiful surroundings, which helps to calm the mind and body
4. Its pure fun!!
5. Good for your mental health: Water keeps you from tiring as easily, meaning you can exercise for longer which results in better fitness gains.
6. There is low impact resistance in watersports. Water keeps you from tiring as easily, meaning you can exercise for longer which results in better fitness gains.
7. There is low impact resistance in watersports.
8. Watersports take place in beautiful surroundings, which helps to calm the mind and body
9. Watersports can be social and encourage teamwork – often a brilliant way of meeting new people, through group activities and helping each other out in some aspect or another. Enjoying a well-deserved breakfast, coffee or cake after a dip in a lake or paddle to a pub is a great way to bond and share an adventure together.
10. Swimming in cold water is highly beneficial for the body as it can build self-esteem, reduce stress and help your skin. (However, once you are out of the water and are no longer active, it is essential to recover and bring your temperature back up – we find hot chocolate and a bacon bap, wrapped in a nice warm towel is the best way to do this!)

Would you like to try more water sports but not sure where to start? Active England can take the hassle out of organising an adventure holiday and make it as easy to book as just clicking here:

Cotswolds Multi Activity – Adventure Weekend: Only an hour from London, take a mini-break to escape the city and immerse yourself in a weekend of adventure. With fun-filled activity-packed days, paddle down the Thames, join our morning SUP sessions on the lake, walk, bike and hike with us through the countryside and spend your evenings relaxing by our fire.

Cornwall Multi Activity – 6 Day Adventure Holiday: Start your holiday straight off the train, and after a relaxing afternoon cycling, finish your day with the sand between your toes and staring out to the sea. Explore the coast by coasteering, SUP, surfing, sea kayaking and more, alongside coastal wanderings and countryside cycling. In the evenings relax in your glamping and eco-hut accommodation, listening to the waves break and gathered around our campfire. We promise you’ll return with a glow.