Can walking in green, natural spaces (parks, outdoors, natural environments) improve your mental health? Yes! A growing body of research shows that being in nature does in fact lower stress levels, improve memory & enhance affect (mood). But how exactly does it do this? According to a recent study in…
Ancient Greek philosophers believed there to be a deep, intuitive connection between walking and thinking (and writing). Getting up and walking about (especially outdoors in nature) can make us better thinkers. But is such a belief justified? In this pithy and insightful article, Feris Jabr (of the New Yorker) discusses…
Dealing with loss can be challenging. It can drain you physically and mentally. While regular exercise might seem like the last place to turn (especially when you’re already zapped of energy)…this article in the U.S. News & World Report suggests that nothing could be further from the truth. Why? Exercise…
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