Experience nature for at least 120 minutes per week for good health: Study

The positive effect increased with additional time outdoors, peaking at about three hours per week for health and five hours per week for well-being.

People who experience nature for at least 120 minutes per week are more likely to report good health and psychological well-being, a large UK study suggests.

Researchers found that it didn’t matter how participants achieved their total time outdoors, whether in one long stretch or several short visits, but the greater the weekly “dose” of nature exposure up to about 300 minutes, the bigger the benefit.

“Doctors (and patients) are often quite aware that spending time in natural environments might be good for people’s health, but the question that keeps coming up is, ‘How much is enough?’” said