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# Go Outside
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/go-outside/
- Published: 2019-11-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-11-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: health, Anxiety

Taking a walk, [especially in a forest](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568835?ref=cjchilvers.com), has been shown to reduce cortisol levels (a hormonal measure of stress) and depression. It’s no mistake that [the human eye can discern more shades of green](https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/05/health/colorscope-green-environment-calm/index.html?ref=cjchilvers.com) than any other color. We were made to be outside.

Take a walk. Look at nature in action: that's the real world, not this screen. It's grounding. It's an anxiety killer.

["Forest bathing"](https://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20190611/forest-bathing-nature-time-hot-health-advice?ref=cjchilvers.com) is very popular right now for a good reason: it’s touchy-feely, but backed up by science. It works.

More on the health benefits of being outdoors:

- [Study: Kids Who Spend Time in Nature Become Happier Adults](https://www.adventure-journal.com/2019/02/study-kids-who-spend-time-in-nature-become-happier-adults/?ref=cjchilvers.com)
- London School of Economics: [Sea and sun equals happiness](http://www.lse.ac.uk/website-archive/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2013/06/seaandsunequalhappiness.aspx?ref=cjchilvers.com)
- New York Times: [How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain](https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/how-nature-changes-the-brain/?ref=cjchilvers.com)
- WebMD: [Forest Bathing, Nature Time Are Hot Health Advice](https://www.webmd.com/balance/news/20190611/forest-bathing-nature-time-hot-health-advice?ref=cjchilvers.com)