Casting for comfort; how fishing can improve your health

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Fishing, and especially fly fishing, can help improve your health.

A Harvard Medical School publication “On the Brain”, found that fishing can help trigger something called the human relaxation response. That response helps people to deal with stress, and provides a number health benefits.

They include:

• Improved mental focus and clarity
• Better attention spans
• Lower blood pressure
• Better sense of well-being

The simple act of getting out into nature has been proven to have a calming effect. The experts say repetitive motion like casting also provides a meditative effect that has positive impacts on mental health.

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