A major finding is that exercise in nature provided far greater mental benefits than urban and indoor environments, with participants reporting much higher levels of joy, calm, satisfaction, and ...

An hour of brisk walking in the forest, on the beach, or in a green park reduces stress hormones, improves mood and makes ...

Exercising in green surroundings improves mood, reduces stress levels, and improves heart rate compared to exercising in the city or indoors. This is shown by new research from the University of ...

Spending time outdoors has long been shown to enhance physical and mental well-being by encouraging exercise, fostering social interaction, reducing stress and anxiety, elevating mood, improving focus ...

Wisley's Wellbeing Garden has found that simply prompting people to actively notice natural features, such as birdsong, plant textures, and scents, can significantly improve their well-being.

Spending time in nature helps people to identify what is meaningful in their lives, shows a new Finnish study conducted at the University of Turku. The research article has been published in the ...

Over the past 220 years, the connection between people and nature has declined by more than 60%. That's the key finding of a study led by Miles Richardson, a professor of nature connectedness at the ...