Getting outside can do us only the good.

Even winter walk, or whatever the wheather is be sure to go outside in those days. According to the Journal of Environmental Psychology, spending time in fresh air, surrounded by nature, increases energy in 90 percent of people. Have you ever nticed how going for a walk can lift up your spirit? Wherever the walk takes place, sunny coast, sludge throught a muddy, or damp forest, snowy park researches show that specifically walking outside, has proven to have significant and wide- ranging benefits on our health and improve our well – being state very quickly. In fact, being around nature – even for short time, like few minutes improve our immune system, reduce risk of diabets and cardiovascular disease, reduce high blood pressure, muscle tension and stress level.

With the winter season behind the window, when it’s colder and damper, it can be easy to neglect the outside as free tool for our mental and physical health. Whe it’s colder we tend to forget the benefits of walk! According to Journal of Behavioural Medicine. even short 10 minutes walk improves our energy level, mental alertness, self – esteem and positive mood. What’s more?

It’s not only about the walk, moving your feets and getting a bit sweat. More over it’s about different quality of air which it’s good experience for our lungs. In the journal Environmental Pollution, the presence of trees is shown to have saved 850 lives and prevented 670,000 cases of acute respiratory symptoms. Trees not only remove carbon dioxide from our air and replace it with oxygen. Our daily lives are saturated with pollution, even indoors, so being out among green also filter out pollutants.. Another things – smell and colours. The scent of trees, flowers, grass, water, breeze, earth and also rain! has been shown to highly promote relaxation. „Smell of nature” remind us new growth, which may explain why we love this smell so much. The colours we find in nature – such as hues of greens, blues and browns – connote feelings of balance, harmony, relaxation, healing and logical thought among others. With so many beautiful colours that nature presents to us , whatever is the wheather, anytime it’s perfect to start your walking journey.

Apart from the physical exercise being in nature instantly expands our perspective and encourages us to look outward rather than stay stuck in internal overthinking. Being outdoors is a sensory rollercoaster.

Natural surroundings provide fuel for our souls, so to boost your energy, consider taking a walk outdoors instead of reaching for another cup of coffee.