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Why being outdoors heals us #1: A Hitchhiker’s Guide.

It's well evidenced that spending time outdoors can be therapeutic for our physical and mental health. But why?

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David Key
Nov 17, 2025
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It is now well evidenced that spending time outdoors can be therapeutic for both our physical and mental health. Over the last five years especially, there has been a tsunami of research about therapeutic outdoor experiences covering everything from walking, to mindfulness, to gardening, to working with animals, to surfing…

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