From Yale Environment 360: “How long does it take to get a dose of nature high enough to make people say they feel healthy and have a strong sense of well-being?
Precisely 120 minutes.
In aĀ study of 20,000 people, a team led by Mathew White of the European Centre for Environment & Human Health at the University of Exeter, found that people who spent two hours a week in green spaces ā local parks or other natural environments, either all at once or spaced over several visits ā were substantially more likely to report good health and psychological well-being than those who donāt. Two hours was a hard boundary: The study, published last June, showed there were no benefits for people who didnāt meet that threshold…
The growing body of research ā combined with an intuitive understanding that nature is vital and increased concerns about the exploding use of smart phones and other forms of technology ā has led to tipping point at which health experts, researchers, and government officials are now proposing widespread changes aimed at bringing nature into peopleās everyday lives.”
