‘Getting outdoors peps me up’
Nicky Elliott, 40, from Berkhamsted, stays upbeat with the help of a good morning routine – and the 1,000 Hours Outside movement.
I’ve always experienced a degree of low-grade anxiety and, like a lot of people, I find it ramps up in winter, when I’m exposed to less natural daylight. But discovering the 1,000 Hours Outside movement, 14 months ago, woke me up to the fact that natural daylight is essential for our mental wellbeing all year round.
Across a year, getting outside for 1,000 hours equates to about 20 hours