There is nothing quite like hiking, I mean there’s a reason why people love it so much!

However, hiking alone versus with your better half are two completely different experiences.

The safety benefits aside, hiking together can be very rewarding for a relationship and can help the both of you bond even stronger! That’s because hiking creates memories in nature where every breath is filled with freshness and gives the relationship a rejuvenating change. It can even bring out challenges since hiking isn’t always a smooth sailing adventure.

 Ultimately, though overcoming these challenges you two learn how to problem solve and understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses furthermore. 

Below we have listed 4 benefits that your relationship can reap from hiking together:

1. Make memories: This one requires no explanation. A romantic hike as the sun rises and you sip hot tea? What could possibly beat that?

‍2. Teamwork: Hiking is an activity where you learn to trust each other and communicate. You come together as a team for this activity which requires mutual planning. You’ll learn who is the Overprepared Hiker and who is the Underprepared one and balance each other’s loads.

3. Problem solving skills: These skills kick in before the hike even starts! When you two decide which hike to do, which snacks to take, whose car to take, what’s the best time to reach the parkade by, etc. The hike can also require some problem-solving skills if a situation arises, this is where you two will see sides of each other that you might not during regularly scheduled events.

‍4. Break up routine: Relationship experts recommend breaking up routine in relationships as a healthy way to connect and bond in new and exciting ways. When you get used to a routine, life starts to lose its excitement and wonder so hiking can help shake things up a bit! Of course, routine is great, but a healthy change can help strengthen a routine. For example, you may have included vegetables in your meals occasionally, but a hike may encourage you to eat even healthier so you can try a harder hike next time. It’s all about the positives you take away!

A hike is truly an amazing experience and a memory just waiting to be created. We hope you take many pictures (yes even if you are the Instagrammer) and learn so much about each other when you do decide to do a hike together.

Happy Hiking!

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