There are many benefits that your body will receive from working out outdoors.
People tend to have more energy, lower blood pressure, and improved sleep when a regular exercise routine is maintained, whether they are indoors or out. However, there are additional physiological health benefits that you can gain simply by making sure that you get outside a few times per week for your workouts.
Increase Energy Levels
It may seem like a paradox, but the facts are that the more active you are, the more energy you will have. All you have to do to be active is throw on some workout gear and get outside. You are much more likely to continue being active than if you have to put forth the effort to go somewhere (like the gym) before you can begin your workout.
Increase Vitamin D Levels
You cannot get the amount of vitamin D that your body requires to be healthy from food alone. The best way to get vitamin D is by exposing your skin to natural sunlight. Kill two birds with one stone by getting your daily dose as you go for outdoor workouts. But do not forget to apply your sunscreen!
Strengthen Immunity
Among other benefits, vitamin D helps to strengthen your immune system, so the more sunlight you can obtain during the day, the better your overall health will be.
Improve Sleep
The harder that you push yourself during your workouts, the more exhausted your muscles will become. The muscle fatigue will work with your natural sleep cycle to promote more effective sleeping patterns that may or may not last long but will be more regenerative.
Psychological Benefits
In addition to physiological health benefits, working out outdoors offers a variety of different psychological benefits that working out indoors does not. The fresh air and tranquility of nature work together in a blend of serenity and escape that treat your mind to a vacation every single time you get outside and get moving.
Pushing your body to the brink indoors can be especially hard on your emotional stability because your mind has nothing to focus on besides the pain of the moment. When you take your workout outside, you are building your mind up for the strength and stability it is going to need for those moments of muscular stress.
