How much "green exercise" produces the greatest improvement in mood and sense of personal well-being?
The answer is likely to please people in a society with much to do but little time to do it: Just five minutes of exercise in a park, working in a backyard garden, on a nature trail, or other green space will benefit mental health. "For the first time in the scientific literature, we have been able to show dose-response relationships for the positive effects of nature on human mental health." They analyzed activities such as walking, gardening, cycling, fishing, boating, horse-riding and farming. The greatest health changes occurred in the young and the mentally-ill, although people of all ages and social groups benefited. All natural environments were beneficial including parks in urban settings. Green areas with water added something extra. A blue and green environment seems even better for health.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100502080414.htm
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