I wish I could be out paddleboarding right now.
I always want to be on the water and lets just say that I have a hard time not always being on the go.
I mean, I like being active in general but I really like paddleboarding.
But the thing is, I have trouble knowing when it’s time to take a break and so I tend to overdo it. This time it’s my left shoulder that’s making me slow down for a while… it’s been diagnosed as ‘bursitis’ but to me it’s just something that’s in the way of me getting out on the ocean.
I know there’s lessons to be learned about the signs your body gives you but I just love being out there and to be quite frank, paddleboarding is like my therapy. Its good for me in so many ways, not just my phsyical health but my mental health.
I know plenty of people that can relate, can you? I think the activity and the water combined produce endorphins and other feel-good hormones. Aside from the benefits of physical activity, I believe the ocean has healing powers. It can make you feel better just by standing with your feet in the water, like almost 100% of the time.
One reason that the ocean makes you feel better which is actually scientifically supported is because at the beach, near or on moving water we are exposed to a much higher number of negative ions in the air. The waves lapping the shore or crashing on the rocks causes the breaking of atoms which occurs all around us in nature; not only though wave action but also by wind and sunlight. These negative ions are atoms which gained a negative electrical charge and they can be found everywhere in nature but certainly quite commonly by the sea, and they are what makes us feel more energized!
Did you know about negative ions? Just get out there and find some, breathe in some fresh air… that’s what I’m going to do.
