Getting Outdoors Brings Better Health
With 121 state parks, 2.2 million
acres of state forest and more than 11,000 miles of trails, Pennsylvania’s
state parks and forests offer a lot of opportunity and free access to the
outdoors. A new video series from the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation
on the health benefits of outdoor recreation is intended to inspire healthy
active lifestyles and a connection with nature.
Options including hiking, biking,
canoeing, rafting, skiing, walking in the woods and more. Activities like these
have proven major benefits for human health and wellness due to their ability
to clear the mind, engage our senses and get our bodies moving.
The in PPFF video Health
Benefits and Outdoor Recreation was created with funding assistance from
the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of
Recreation and Conservation, Community Conservation Partnership Program. It's
available in smaller, 36-second segments focused on individual topic areas of
physical, mental and emotional health at YouTube.com/c/PAParksandForests.
