Why Going Outside Is Good For You

IT’S PROBABLY SOMETHING YOU DID A LOT IN LOCKDOWN THAT MADE YOU FEEL BETTER THAT YOU’VE NEGLECTED. SOMETIMES WITH THE BUSINESS OF LIFE WE THINK WE DON’T HAVE TIME TO GET OUTSIDE.

BUT NATURE IS THE PERFECT ANTIDOTE TO TIME SPENT INDOORS AT A SCREEN.

IT ALSO IMPROVES IMMUNE SYSTEM FUNCTIONING.

IT HAS NO PRESSURE OR JUDGEMENT ATTACHED TO IT. SO WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN BE COMPLETELY OURSELVES IN IT. IT ALLEVIATES THE PRESSURES OF CONFORMITY - HAVING TO BE A CERTAIN WAY IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS.

IT IS SCIENTIFICALLY-PROVEN TO LOWER CORTISOL (THE STRESS HORMONE) LEVELS, ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN.

IT ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY THROUGH OUR PERCEPTION OF ITS ENERGY. WE TOOL FEEL MORE ENERGETIC WHEN WE’RE OUTSIDE.

IT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES OUR MOOD, LIFTING US OUT OF FEELING STUCK AND FOGGY.

IT ALSO HELPS WITH FOCUS ON CONCENTRATION. THE ‘SOFT FASCINATIONS OF NATURE’ SUPPORT A MEDITATIVE STATE OF MIND, RESTORING OUR DIRECTED ATTENTION.