Taking A Vacation In The Winter Can Improve Your Health

Each year, Americans fail to use 429 million vacation days according to Project Time Off.

Some may use excuses like having too much work, or there not being enough options during the winter.

In Michigan it is generally accepted that all vacation time is used during the summer months, however Vice President of Travel Michigan Dave Lorenz says that it doesn’t have to be that way.

Studies have indeed shown that vacations are healthy for you.

Health Net reports that vacations, whether big trips or small weekend excursions, decrease stress and increase work productivity.

The site also says that it decreases depression and risks of heart disease.

Lorenz suggests that certain winter activities will improve your physical health, too.

Some examples of those activities in the U.P. include dog sledding, snow shoeing and skiing.