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Forest Therapy or Forest Bathing - new research from Japan.
By Clayton Kessler of TracksAndTrails.ca Adventures
You are on the top of a mountain considering the city below, you pause along a lush trail filled with sounds of the forest or you are just enjoying the stroll along your favorite "greenway" trail close to home, regardless of where in nature you are you have always known that hiking does something right for your body and soul.
Now with years of research and an engaging Japanese populace we can have proof that the last hike you were on was good for your health in more ways than just a little cardio! Forest Therapy or Forest Bathing as it is also known for is becoming popular in Japan. Not only do employers recognize it and sanction it as an activity that has many benefits but there one day the prescription from a doctor may be - eh, go take a hike eh! Yoshifumi Miyazaki, director of the Center for Environment Health and Field Sciences at Chiba University, has found that cortisol (a stress hormone)was 13.4 percent lower on average in 260 people that he conducted studies on over 24 different sites. And that was with just 20 minutes of being amongst the trees in the forest. Apparently it does not matter what type of tree - just follow your preference.
Other benefits are increased immune strength and lower blood pressure Go take a hike eh! |
The Japan Times
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