How Does ATV Riding Affect Your Health
Everyone knows ATV riding is fun, and most probably also know it can be dangerous, but many may be surprised to know it actually provides a host of health benefits. This post discusses ATV pros for your health and wellbeing.
Fitness
Looking for an exercise routine you’ll love? That’s ATV fitness! It may look like people are predominantly sitting when they’re riding an ATV, but the act of “riding” is actually a physically demanding one. To maintain balance on and control the vehicle, you have to engage in a lot of posture maintenance, leaning, standing, lifting, turning, and intense arm usage that amounts to pretty much a full body workout. Most people enjoyably spend hours riding their ATVs while people are trying to make themselves fit 30 minutes of other forms of exercise into their routine. The ATV advantage is fitness that comes along with a very enjoyable activity, not exercise just because you need to exercise.
Primary ATV benefits in health:
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Muscular and skeletal fitness has proven to be improved with 1 ATV ride a week.
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Heart rates and blood circulation improve with ATV riding.
Vitamin D
Where do people go 4 wheeler riding? Outside! And that’s where we naturally get vitamin D, So while you’re tackling mud holes or enjoying your favorite trail, you’re soaking up loads of a vitamin that improves your immune system, bone density, nerves, and general wellbeing.
The only downside is that while we’re soaking up all those vitamins, the UV rays are also pelting us, so don’t forget the sunscreen.
Brain Chemicals
The exercise and fun you have while riding four wheelers releases endorphins. This is good for us because endorphins make us happy, relieve pain, and reduce stress and depression.
It also boosts serotonin, possibly the best-known chemical to improve mood and mental wellbeing.
Stress Relief
There is another way that quad riding reduces stress: focus. When you’re on the trail, you’re doing something that is both thrilling and requires all of your attention. You aren’t likely to and can’t afford to be distracted by worrying about bills or a relationship issue or that thing that isn’t even your business. We need this time to just chill and have a great time.
Social Opportunities
Despite the hyper connectivity of our times, it can be hard to make and keep friends. Having a common passion always brings people together, and It’s easy to find fellow ATV lovers on the trail or while buying gear. Riding in groups is encouraged for safety purposes, so meeting people and having something to regularly do with them that you both really enjoy is easy.
Family Bonding
Family members frequently go ATV trail riding together, helping many families enjoy lots of amazing, shared time. This connectedness boosts our sense of love and belonging, improving our mental health and physical wellbeing.
Accessibility
For people with limited mobility, riding four wheelers helps them better their lives by getting outside, seeing sights, and having adventures they couldn’t have any other way. People may have been used to or always wanted to go hiking or hunting and their legs nor an ordinary 4x4 vehicle can get them into the places they want to go. That’s depressing, And bad for your physical health. But narrower vehicles meant for the roughest terrain can help people have experiences that will greatly improve their lives.
ATV Pros Overall
It’s no wonder that we love off-roading so much. It’s thrilling, gets people outdoors, can keep us as obsessed as we want to be tinkering and updating and maintaining our vehicles even when we can’t be on them, provides opportunities for amazing adventures, and it’s great for our physical and mental health.
