Pooling 10 UK studies of 1,252 people, researchers found that exercising outdoors in nature tended to lift mood and self-esteem — with the biggest self-esteem gains from just five minutes, and settings with water outperforming green-only ones

A short walk, paddle, or cycle in green surroundings tends to lift mood and how you feel about yourself. And the biggest lift may come faster than most people expect. That is the finding Jo Barton and Jules Pretty reached when they pooled data from 1,252 people. Their 2010 analysis, published in the journal Environmental [...] The post Pooling 10 UK studies of 1,252 people, researchers found that exercising outdoors in nature tended to lift mood and self-esteem — with the biggest self-esteem gai