These days, many young people do not spend their weekends and holidays doing outdoor activities such as hiking or mountaineering. Why is this the case? How can they be encouraged to spend more time in the natural environment?

Nowadays, an increasing number of young adults and teenagers spend their leisure time indoors rather than participating in outdoor activities like in the past. In this essay, the reasons 1forof this trend will be discussed before approaches to encourage them to spend more time in nature are presented. There are many reasons why modern young people are less likely to go outdoors. The most significant one is that modern societies are becoming increasingly competitive. Individuals have to work long hours 2and endureand to endure mental stress to show that they are competent 3infor their demanding jobs to prevent them from being laid off. 4Furthermore, unlike in the past when indoor entertainment activities like TV programs and video games were not as diverse as they are now, young people have more options to spend their weekends and holidays like watching TV series and playing video games 5lying on their coucheslaying in their couches. Therefore, young people choose to spend more time 6indoorsindoor. Nevertheless, spending time 7in the natural environmentin natural environment 8should still be encouragedstill should be encouraged since it is beneficial to people's health, both mentally and physically. 9As mentioned above,As above mentioned, young people refuse to go 10outdoorsoutdoor partly due to high 11physicalbody and mental stress. 12Therefore, it would beSo it would be an effective measure if authorities 13introducedintroduce policies to prolong resting hours such as 4 days working pattern and longer holidays. 14Another measure could be useful is to make the natural tourist attractions, which are often located in remote areas with poor infrastructure, more accessible. Young people may find it less tiring and more enjoyable to spend time in nature if 15traveling to these locationsthe commuting journey is more comfortable and less time-consuming. In conclusion, the phenomenon that young adults and teenagers spend less time in the natural environment is due to the combined effect of more challenging demands from work and 16emergenceemergency of new alternative leisure activities. Increasing resting hours and 17improving the infrastructure ofimproving infrastructure of natural environments would be effective to encourage young people to set out for the 18outdoorsoutdoor more often.