Sixty seconds on . . . green space

New year, new meIt’s that time of the year again—and according to Forbes magazine doing more exercise tops the list as Britain’s most common New Year’s resolution.1 But while hitting the gym may have its benefits, researchers have suggested getting out to enjoy green spaces may give you something extra.The great outdoors?We’ve heard about friluftsliv—the power of communing with nature that is a popular concept across Scandinavia2—and the potential of nature immersion3 to reduce stress and improve wellbeing. But researchers believe that living near green spaces could also impact bone density and neurological disorders.Tree-mendousIn one study researchers looked at the green space in a 300 m zone around the homes of over 420 000 participants. They followed them for 12.5 years and found residential greenspace had a “protective role” when it came to the trajectory of major neurological disorders.4Putting down rootsThis meant that those with higher levels of green space…
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