Just 20 minutes of contact with nature will lower stress
A new study released this month says that taking “at least 20 minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels.”
The study has established for the first time the most effective “dose” of an urban nature experience. Healthcare practitioners can use this discovery to prescribe “nature-pills” in the knowledge that they have a real measurable effect.
APACC is interested in the ways that Anacostia Park can best serve communities adjacent to it, and improving physical, mental, social and spiritual health is one of the great ways that parks can help support people.