Do you want a healthy body and mind? Take your time to exercise in a green area, for five minutes. According to the study, activity known as the ‘green exercise’ can improve mood and confidence. What is ‘green exercise‘ and how to do it?
Quoted by Times of India, ‘green exercise’ is a sport or physical activity carried out in open area. Team researcher Jules Pretty and Jo Barton explained further, activities carried out in a green area can reduce the risk of mental illness and improve health.
“For the first time in scientific literature, we successfully demonstrated positive effects of nature on human mental health condition,” said Pretty.
From analysis of 1252 persons (age, gender and mental health differently) who underwent about ten tests in UK, found that outdoor activities affect the physical and mental progress of participants.
These activities include walking, gardening, biking, fishing, sailing and horse riding. After doing outdoor activities, participants showed changes in mental health are quite drastic in the sense that positive. And, major changes were only obtained with a move for five minutes every day.
“We believe, by doing ‘green exercise’ has potential to get many benefits for mental and physical health of humans and environment around then. Moreover, this activity is also not costly. Just looking for a green area around where you live,” added Barton.
‘Green exercise’ does not have to be done in countryside or mountains, but can also in urban areas. Simply search an area near your home beautiful. For example, city parks, backyard or other area is overgrown with grass, trees or flowers.
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