Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive

U.S. NewswireJune 04, 2010

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ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeling sluggish? The solution may require getting outside the box - that big brick-and-mortar box called a building.

Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive, finds a series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology. And that sense of increased vitality exists above and beyond the energizing effects of physical activity and social interaction that are often associated with our forays into the natural world, the studies show.

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Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive

"Nature is fuel for the soul, " says Richard Ryan, lead author and a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. "Often when we feel depleted we reach for a cup of coffee, but research suggests a better wa...

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