Lakeside living and its many healthy benefits
Today, more than ever, we need to adhere to health and safety protocols amid this much more transmissible COVID-19 variant.
Given how extremely contagious the Omicron variant is, it is not enough to simply prefer outdoor spaces over the indoors. It has become all the more necessary to avoid crowds, even if you are in an outdoor setting.
Times like these, the importance of expansive, open spaces amid nature is once again brought to our focus. Not only does it help in avoiding crowds, but living surrounded with greenery also comes with a handful of health benefits.
1 . Cleaner airAir pollution has long been a major threat to one’s health, even prior to the pandemic. These days, it is the perfect accomplice to other respiratory diseases including COVID-19 and its dreaded variants.
When living in a community that boasts of open spaces teeming with trees and plants, rest assured that the air you’re breathing is undoubtedly fresher and cleaner than what goes inside your lungs when you’re in the urban jungle.
2 . Lowers stressResearch shows that the sight and sounds of nature significantly reduce one’s stress levels. Walking through nature also leads to reduced anger and lower blood pressure. Being deprived of nature in favor of spending more time in front of our gadgets, meanwhile, is seen to lead to feelings of depression and isolation and loss of empathy and kindness.
3. Motivates movementWhat can be more enjoyable than a leisurely run along tree-lined streets? When your neighborhood is teeming with scenic greenery, it is basically a sin to not get off the couch. Knowing that just outside our home are trees and lush flora is enough to push us to go for a walk and stretch those legs.
4. Better for the eyes
Experts advise that it is important to rest our eyes especially if we work on a computer screen all day, which is practically the case for the past two years. Looking out the window and focusing on nature are the easiest ways to give our precious peepers a break. Looking at greenery, according to studies, can soothe exhausted eyes and even ease anxiety.
5. Improves concentration
Not only does living surrounded by nature can calm one’s frayed nerves, it also improves one’s focus. Better attention span can lead to efficiency and better performance, whether in school or work or personal tasks.
Built on a mission to provide hardworking Filipinos with high quality, affordable homes in thriving communities, Sta. Lucia Land Inc. offers lakeside developments that come with all the benefits of living in an expansive neighborhood amid nature. The trusted property developer has quite a number of well-thought-out lakeside communities in its portfolio, including Catalina Lake Residences in Bauan, Batangas; The Lake at St. Charbel in Dasmarinas, Cavite; Los Rayos Lakeside Residences in Tagum, Davao del Norte; La Alegria Residential Estates in Silay City, Negros Occidental; and Marbella Lake Residences in Victoria, Laguna.
“The pandemic highlighted the need for ample space and even better quality of life,” said SLI president Exequiel Robles. “This, I think, is what we offer future residents of our lakeside communities—a safe space to grow and nurture their families, and a community that would allow them to pursue a healthy, dynamic lifestyle.”
Going beyond the promise of value for its property offerings, the long-standing developer makes it a point to build masterplanned communities that would allow Filipinos to experience a better quality of life that they rightly deserve.
Sources: Gogreen.org, Stalucialand.com.ph
By Din M. Villafuerte
@dinmveeINQ
