Winter Walks (12-07-22)
Is it worth the effort to go on a walk during the winter? Yes! Researchers have determined that “spending time in snowy surroundings can improve how you feel about your body. . . . Before and after walking in a snowy woodland in the Silesia region of Poland [people walked in small groups], the participants [all women] completed a measure of their body appreciation. . . . The study found that spending a short amount of time in nature – in this case approximately 40 minutes – results in greater body appreciation.”