Why should you take a vacation?

Did you know that:

1. On a scale of 1 to 5, travelers rate their overall health 1 full point higher while on vacation.
2. Travelers say they get three times more deep sleep and sleep almost 20 minutes longer after their vacation.
3. Even the anticipation of vacation travel generates an increase in positive feelings about one's life as a whole, family, economic situation, and health.
4. An annual vacation can cut a person's risk of heart attack by 50 percent!
5. Women who take more vacations are more satisfied with their marriages.
6. More than half of employed Americans say they come back feeling reconnected with their family after vacation.
7. Three out of four executives believe that vacations are necessary for them to prevent burnout or that vacations improve their personal job performance.
8. Travelers experience a 25 percent increase in performance on vigilance tests after returning from vacation – travelers 45 or older show a 50 percent increase in performance.
9. Two out of three executives believe that vacations improve their creativity.

Gentlemen- # 5 alone should be a reason to take your wife away on a vacation!

If you are suffering from Vacation Deficit Disorder--- call me. I can help!