The secrets to a long and healthy life are often thought to be diet and exercise. But you might also want to add travel to that list. While many people travel simply for enjoyment or the desire to do something different, along the way they also broaden their horizons, relieve day-to-day stress and improve their outlook life in general.
1． Travel encourages you to be more active. You hustle through the airport, lug your bags into the hotel, then walk around the city streets, stroll through the museums, swim in the ocean or hike along mountain paths. Many of the extra activities you do on vacation involve physical exercise, which lowers your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and cancer.
2． Travel offers social benefits. Travel can help you deepen relationships with family and friends, and offers opportunities to meet new people as well. Visiting grandma is an age-old custom that cements family ties, not only between generations but among cousins and other far-flung relatives. Group travel, with friends from home or people brought together by travel sites, helps build social ties which promote good mental health.
3． There are cognitive rewards. You can go on an educational vacation through an organization, or attend a cultural week at a place. But no matter where you travel, you will be meeting new people, steering through unfamiliar places and trying out different things--all activities that stimulate and challenge the brain, which in turn promotes good cognitive function. Travelers who search out different environments are exposed to unfamiliar cultures, which stretches their imaginations and forces them to puzzle out new problems. The novelty of travel is a key to boosting your brain power.
4． It improves your mood and lowers levels of stress. A 2013 survey found that the majority of travelers (86 percent) said travel “improves their mood and outlook” about life in general. And most respondents also agreed that travel relieves stress and contributes to physical and mental well-being.
无一，旅游给了你更多活动的机会。你在机场穿梭，把你的包拖进酒店，然后在城市的街道上散步，在博物馆里闲逛，在海里游泳，或者在山间小道上徒步旅行。你在假期做的许多额外的活动都包括体育锻炼，这可以降低你患心脏病、高血压、中风、糖尿病和癌症的风险。
二，旅游有益于社会交往。旅行可以帮助你加深与家人和朋友的关系，同时也提供给你结识新朋友的机会。拜访奶奶是一种古老的习俗，可以巩固家庭关系，不仅是在几代人之间，也包括在堂兄弟和其他遥远的亲戚之间。和来自家乡的朋友或是同一旅游团的人一起团体旅行，有助于建立社会关系，促进心理健康。
三，旅游可以提高认知能力。你可以通过一个组织去参加一个教育假期，或者去一个地方参加一个文化周。但是无论你在哪里旅行，你都会遇到新的人，走过不熟悉的地方，尝试不同的事情——所有刺激和挑战大脑的活动，反过来促进认知功能的提高。寻找不同环境的旅行者会接触到陌生的文化，这些文化会拓展他们的想象力，迫使他们去解决新的问题。旅行的新奇性是提高脑力的关键。
四，旅游能改善你的情绪，减轻你的压力。2013年的一项调查发现，大多数（86%）旅行者表示，总体来说旅行“改善了他们对生活的态度和看法”。大多数受访者还认为，旅行可以缓解压力，有助于身心健康。