Tag: Health and Wellness
Benefits of Using Vacation Days & Taking a Break
(CNN) — Workers in the United States left a record number of vacation days on the table last year, equating to billions in lost benefits, according to research from the U.S. Travel Association, Oxford Economics and Ipsos. A total of 768 million days went unused in 2018, a 9% increase from 2017. If you’re anything…
Healthy Eating Tips for Travel and Vacations
Healthy eating is an important part of living a healthy lifestyle and can also help you get improved rates for life and health insurance. The benefits of eating healthy are numerous and include better health, improved energy, and increased longevity. Traveling and vacationing can be an obstacle in your attempts to make good eating choices,…
Staying Healthy Through Stressful Times: Travel and Other Practices
Let’s face it, 2020 was a year that added a lot of stress to all of our lives. And In times of stress, it’s easy for each of us to turn to the elements that comfort us or numb us against whatever’s going on. Many people turn to bad habits, while others simply try to…
Meditation on Running and a Story Not About Weight Loss
I have always been active. I have also always been big. Felt big – felt trapped in excess body. As a kid I had to take steroids for asthma, and in turn I gained over 50 pounds – 50 extra pounds on an 8 year old frame, is enough to get noticed. Get teased –…
Kids can have wanderlust too!
I recently wondered if my kids actually share our love for travel, as my husband and I do, or if they simply do it because it’s just what we do! The other day, out of the blue, I asked them if they love to travel and they immediately shouted, “Of course we do!”. In fact…
Travel, it’s good for your health.
There are so many benefits of traveling. According to Travel Effect, a national advocacy and awareness campaign created by the US Travel Association, travel is good for your health, community and economy in the following ways: One-third of all leisure travelers say they have more sex while on vacation Students who have traveled abroad are…