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Have you heard ofgreen exercise?
The termdeveloped by University of Essex in 2003refers to recreation and spending time in nature.
It encompasses green care which is using nature for healing purposes.
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Such therapeutic interventions were put to a true test during the COVID-19 pandemic.
People were locked down at home, with outdoors being the safest space to see others.
The paper drew on a study of 53 participants who University of Essex researchers tracked from 2019 to 2022.
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Impressively, self-reported life satisfaction and mental well-being increased a whopping 9%.
Im hoping this study will show the power of therapeutic community gardening and inspire more research into its benefits.
Trust Links is excited by the research, too.
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