( MENAFN - ACCESSWIRE) WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / October 30, 2024 / Studies for years have revealed how RVing provides many physical and mental health benefits to living an active outdoor lifestyle, and two new research reports are demonstrating how those benefits extend to children. "Our recent surveys have shown that new RVers are younger and more diverse than ever before, and they are choosing RVing as a way to connect with nature and to counterbalance stress,"said Craig Kirby RV industry Association President & CEO. "What these new studies show is that the physical and mental health benefits of outdoor recreation also extend to children.
" According to the KOA 2024 Camping & Outdoor Hospitality Report on Outdoors and Wellness , campers who bring along their children say that spending time outdoors improves the children's emotional well-being, relationships, and physical health. These findings confirm those uncovered in an earlier study , published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, which shows the lifelong importance of childhood exposure to natural outdoor environments for physical, mental, and cognitive development. In its global study of 7,000 parents and children, the IKEA Play Report 2024 noted that "children are less physically active and spend more time indoors.
Most families spend a significant part of their everyday lives inside - and a lot of it in front of screens." The report continues, "The world faces unprecedented h.