Wherever you walk, even if it’s on a treadmill, just the fact that you’re exercising will lift your mood. But the gains are all the greater if you can walk in nature, says Dr Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller, a doctor of integrative medicine.
‘As well as mood-lifting endorphins, being outdoors triggers a rush of feel-good neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin – and research going back to the 1980s has consistently found that getting out in nature boosts self-esteem, and helps ease symptoms of depression and anxiety. Even
