Tweets show how a stroll in the park can bring happiness
Tweets show how a stroll in the park can bring happiness
New research suggests that visiting green spaces improves the mood of stressed city-dwellersThis article is part of our Summer reads series. Visit the full collection for book lists, guest essays and more seasonal distractions.“THERE ARE moments,” wrote Henry David Thoreau, “when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.” Thoreau, who famously spent two years living alone in a forest cabin near Walden Pond in Massachusetts, understood the restorative powers of nature. But one need not flee to the wilderness to benefit from Earth’s natural beauty. New research suggests that a stroll through a neighbourhood park can boost one’s mood. The greener the park, the bigger the effect.