....reading an article in from the National Trust Magazine....
'recent poll commissioned by Natural England found that 94% of the population thought it a good idea to refer people for outdoor exercise rather then medication'...'at least 5 times a week being active has the same effect has the same antidepressent effect as taking tablets.'
...'we have drifted away from how we were designed to live. we need to be restored to our factory settings'........we are designed to be on the move much of the time and this helfs keep our blood pressure down, generate good cholestral, allows more oxygen to the heart and muscles and keep our joints healthy and free of pain. Just a 30 minute bost of exercise will boost our immune sytem for te whole day helping keep away infections'
....'we were never designed for treadmills, and algthough the gym can really help some people, for many it simply isn't suitable. We were firmly once connected with the natural enviroment...harvard zoologist E.O Wilson termed this link biophilia - an innate affinity with nature'
...'health walks and the Green Gym so that local people were introduced to exercise in their local envirometn....across the UK..with 4,00 walks a week.......reasons people gave for walking were keeping fit being in the countryside, watching the seasons change and socialising'
...'the natural enviroment has a powerful efect on us to become less stresssed'
...'research in Tokyo and Holland shows that people are more likely to walk or cycle to work if the streets are lined with trees and they live longer and feel better'
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