A lot of young individuals don’t spend their free time doing outdoor pursuits. There are several reasons such as the expansion of digital activities and the lack of physical fitness, and there are some measures that can be implemented to encourage them to go out.
One of the main reasons is that, in modern society, many young people have very busy schedules and are tired from work pressure, therefore they prefer spending much of their free time on digital pursuits such as gaming, which can replace outdoor activities like climbing or hiking due to its convenience. Another important cause is that a lot of young people are not physically fit enough to be able to do activities like hiking which could be a little physically challenging and needs sufficient physical ability, and many young people do not have due to their unhealthy lifestyle.
There are some actions that could be taken to solve these problems. First of all, to encourage young people to do more outdoor activities, the city council can make these activities more entertaining and exciting. For example, they can hold some competitions and the prizes would be a motivation for people to go out and attend these competitions. Secondly, providing some fitness facilities in companies would be beneficial because it may lead to people exercising more and therefore they would get physically ready to do more challenging activities like hiking and climbing.
In conclusion, many young people are not doing outdoor activities because of spending more time on digital activities and lack of physical abilities, and measures such as making outdoor activities more entertaining and providing fitness facilities to improve individuals’ fitness can be implemented.