Nature soothes(抚慰) our stressed-out souls. We know that nature is the best prescription, and new research suggests we can gain benefits while visiting parks.
The study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research found that spending 20 minutes in a city park can make you happier regardless of whether you use that time to exercise or not.
"In general, we found park visitors reported an improvement in emotional well-being(幸福感) after the park visit," the study's lead author and The University of Alabama at Birmingham professor Hon K. Yuen said in a statement. " Instead, we found time spent in the park is related to improved emotional well-being."
For the study, 94 adults visited three city parks in Mountain Brook Alabama, completing a questionnaire about their subjective well-being before and after their visit. A visit of between 20 and 25 minutes showed the best results with a roughly 64% increase in the participants' self-reported well-being even if they didn't move a great deal in the park.
The study group was truly small, as the study's co-author and another UAB professor Gavin Jenkins acknowledges. The challenge facing cities is that there is increasing evidence about the value of city parks but we continue to see the decrease of these spaces.
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A. Something was used to track their physical activity. B. You usually visit a small green space in your neighborhood. C. However, its findings pointed out the importance of city parks. D. If you want to feel happier, you just need to exercise for 20 minutes in a park. E. The best part is that you needn't visit a national park or go far out of your way. F. This means people can benefit from visiting a nearby park, regardless of physical ability. G. But we didn't find levels of physical activity are linked to improved emotional well-being. |
