Why Outdoor Acitvies are important?

Why Outdoor Activities Are Important?

"Participation in positive activities protects against poor outcomes and helps counteract negative influences. It helps young people to feel good about themselves and their chances in life by developing their confidence and self-esteem, their motivation and aspirations. These characteristics can impact on their attitudes at school, the company they keep outside school, and whether they take risks with their health or get involved in anti-social and criminal behaviour. Positive activities can support participation in learning, particularly for those disaffected from school. "(11)

Physical acitivity can benefit children in many ways, the most obvious of these being physical health. It could be helping overweight children lose weight, or underweight children put on some muscle physical activities such as sailing can help children. It can also help childrens mental health- getting outside away from other distractions can help with mental illnesses such as depression. The social impact it can have on kids is enormous- working in groups and making new friends can develop children's social skills. Also the learning aspect of the physical activity such as learning a new sport like sailing, will help build children's skills which unprivileged kids may not receive.