Safe outdoor activities during COVID-19 pandemic.

There are many activities you can enjoy close to home, whether you're visiting your favorite public, state or national park, or just spending time in your neighborhood. While various activities may not be possible during some seasons, there are so many ways to be active throughout the year. This includes hiking, walking, running, fishing and hunting, golfing, rock or ice climbing, snowshoeing, fitness classes, held outside or virtually that allow distance. skiing, including cross-country and downhill skiing. Being outside offers other benefits too. It offers an emotional boost and can help you feel less intense, stressed, angry or depressed. And the most important thing is the sunlight which gives the body vitamin D.

 

At the beginning of the pandemic, I would pack my family's favorite food and drive to the park on the weekends. We ate our food while watching a movie or the park animals such as ducks and squirrels. After we ate we walked around the track, the kids enjoyed running around after a week of being stuck at home talking to their teachers and friends on a computer. Our park is next to a river which is an amazing perk since we get to watch boats of many sizes as the kids take a break from running around. I packed the trunk of the car with soccer balls and tennis rackets which was a fun activity to do before heading home. We called it a car picnic, you might enjoy this activity with your own twist.