ArticleScientific reports2019
Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing.
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297 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Comparative efficacy of green exercise versus indoor exercise for depression and anxiety: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of video-based natural restorative environments on mental health: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of urban green exercise on mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Virtual Reality-Based Well-Being Interventions for Stress Reduction in Young Adults: Systematic Review.JMIR mental health · 2024Pooled it
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- A Nature-Based Intervention and Mental Health of Schoolchildren: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
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- The effect of brief exposure to virtual nature on mental wellbeing in adolescents.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
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- Integrating outdoor environments into health service delivery at residential care facilities for older adults.BMC health services research · 2026Article
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- Associations of Happiness,International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Valuing the contributions of conservation volunteers to coastal society.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Spending time in natural environments can benefit health and well-being, but exposure-response relationships are under-researched. We examined associations between recreational nature contact in the last seven days and self-reported health and well-being. Participants (n = 19,806) were drawn from the Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment Survey (2014/15-2015/16); weighted to be nationally representative. Weekly contact was categorised using 60 min blocks. Analyses controlled for residential greenspace and other neighbourhood and individual factors. Compared to no nature contact last week, the likelihood of reporting good health or high well-being became significantly greater with contact ≥120 mins (e.g. 120-179 mins: ORs [95%CIs]: Health = 1.59 [1.31-1.92]; Well-being = 1.23 [1.08-1.40]). Positive associations peaked between 200-300 mins per week with no further gain. The pattern was consistent across key groups including older adults and those with long-term health issues. It did not matter how 120 mins of contact a week was achieved (e.g. one long vs. several shorter visits/week). Prospective longitudinal and intervention studies are a critical next step in developing possible weekly nature exposure guidelines comparable to those for physical activity.
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