Many reasons to go to nature

The physical and mental well-being benefits of nature include:

• lower levels of stress hormones and muscle tension

• Improves recovery and sleep quality

• restores blood flow

• reduces blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate

• microbes protect against allergies and autoimmune diseases

• the diversity of nature supports human health in a holistic way

The social welfare benefits of nature include:

• Clearer thinking, greater distance from worries and concerns

• helps to face and deal with life's problems

• Being in nature and seeing nature helps to alleviate feelings of pain

• helps to improve attention, concentration and memory, and helps to cope with stress and stressful situations

• increases positive emotions, calms the mind and reduces anxiety

• improve creativity, problem solving and alertness

• natural environments increase social capital, community and empowerment

• people in nature seem to have more positive attitudes towards other people

• interaction between different groups is easier in natural environments

• activates physical activity

• increases social bonds and community spirit

The well-being benefits of nature-based physical activity include:

• improving self-esteem and mood

• revitalises and increases energy

• increases self-esteem and motivation, boosts energy and motivation, and reduces tension, confusion, anger and depression.

• maintains and improves balance and joint mobility

• better tolerance to stress in nature

• exercise in nature brings greater enjoyment and a sense of satisfaction

• exercise in nature feels less like a chore

• more positive engagement and desire to continue exercising