Camping to me means freedom from being cooped up inside all week. I love the outdoors, especially the lack of noise and traffic - it’s just you and the trees and the animals and the birds. If you believe in heaven then this has to be the closest thing we can experience to it on earth. If you know how to look after yourself in the great outdoors and you have the right equipment, camping is a lot more comfortable than you might think.
First and foremost
because you value your health, and you want quality of life later on
in your life, and into old age. There is
little joy in growing old unless you are healthy.
It can also be
very beneficial in managing your weight. An
American study has indicated that if you walk for 45 minutes every
day, you will lose 18 pounds over a year without making any other
changes to your lifestyle.
Walking is the
simplest exercise known to man but it can bestow enormous benefits.
An exercise that can be very enjoyable and great fun, can be the best
life insurance policy you could ever buy. You do not have to run a
marathon, or jog even, to obtain health benefits, which will stand
you in good stead for the rest of your life. Diet is important but
your lifestyle surrounding that diet is even more important.
Expensive gym membership is not
necessary.
If you have been
relatively inactive, then just 30 minutes daily 4 or 5 days a week
will dramatically improve your health,
protect your heart, and significantly reduce the risk of developing
diabetes. The healthiest people are those that build walking into
their daily routine. You can also become very fit by increasing the
speed and distances that you walk. However, the starting point is
your health and your weight is integral to this. Without exercise, a
diet programme is undesirable because weight loss results in losing
lean muscle as well as body fat. Through walking, a sensible diet
will effectively control your weight and in
later life walking will help prevent your body from deteriorating
rapidly.
Remember, walkers do not have
to be fanatics (although they can be!) with strict programmes and
regimes like many other sports enthusiasts. Walking itself calms you
down and gives you an even handed view of life and exercise. The
simple things in life are often the best.
It is difficult not
to use extravagant language in describing some of the walks and
scenery of Tenerife, but their use is justified. One such walk is described in
one of the walking guides as “Wow Spectacular!” This is quite a strenuous
walk is down from the Parador (hotel) on the Las Canadas. It is
strenuous because although it descends from 2150m down to 1600m
it starts by climbing a steep ridge to 2400m but with a rewarding
panorama of the National Park.
If you visited
the island and only had time for one walk, and you were sure footed
with a head for heights, then this would be the one to go for! It
really does have everything; spectacular views, awesome scenery and
magnificent flora. Walking holidays in Tenerife do not have to be expensive, and because there are so many other activities on the island you can split your time up to suit your fitness. Not forgetting that you can visit Tenerife in the winter months to enjoy some fantastic walking in warm sunshine.
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