I don’t know about you but everytime we get outdoors we feel a renewed sense of self. I feel the wind in my face, smell the freshly mowed fields and have a chance to make some head space for new thoughts. So why should be get back to nature and spend a little more time outdoors. Here are eight great reasons we think nature has it’s benefits:
- Stress Buster
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Calming effect – Better mood
- Increases attention and sharpens your focus
- Relax and reflect
- Renewed creativity
- Strengthen Immunity
- Lose weight
The above list is by no means definitive. Every positive reason to get back to nature can be associated with looking after your mental health and well-being. Nature provides an escape from your daily routine, an excuse to get off the screens that invade our everyday and a way to reconnect with the world around us.