Green spaces in cities | Green spaces benefits | Outdoor activities

Green spaces in cities | Green spaces benefits | Outdoor activities

Spending Just 20 Minutes in a Park Makes You Happier. …
Spending time outdoors, especially in green spaces, is one of the fastest ways to improve your health and happiness. It’s been shown to lower stress, blood pressure and heart rate, while encouraging physical activity and buoying mood and mental health…

And nature walks appear to have a special impact on our physical and emotional well-being.
Exercise is good for mental health, but green exercise is even better.

When people walk in natural (rather than urban) settings, they show greater evidence of stress relief. They experience lower cortisol levels. They also experience temporary reductions in blood pressure and heart rate variability.