Wilma Klass worked for many years as a TESOL educator and citizenship instructor in New York. Now residing in Anchorage, Alaska, she enjoys travel in her spare time and has visited more than 90 countries. Having recently returned from a trip to Barrow and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Wilma Klass is planning a trip to Bhutan, Nepal, and Tibet.

1. Health Benefits of Travel
By Wilma Klass

2. Health Benefits of Travel
Wilma Klass worked for many years
as a TESOL educator and citizenship
instructor in New York. Now residing in
Anchorage, Alaska, she enjoys travel
in her spare time and has visited more
than 90 countries. Having recently
returned from a trip to Barrow and
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Wilma Klass is
planning a trip to Bhutan, Nepal, and
Tibet.

3. Health Benefits of Travel
New research by the U.S. Travel
Association in conjunction with Harris
Interactive shows that travel has positive
health, wellness, and relationship
benefits. Although many Americans
intuitively understand that travel is
healthy, many people leave vacation
days unused and feel guilty about taking
them. In many other countries, going on
vacation is considered standard practice
for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but in
America, many consider it a luxury.

4. Health Benefits of Travel
Taking a vacation has been shown to
reduce the risk of heart attack and
coronary heart disease. People who
took regular vacations were also less
likely to become
tense, depressed, and tired than those
who took vacations less frequently or
not at all.