Walks Along Beaches, Lakes Builds Mental Health, Research Shows

Walks Along Beaches, Lakes Builds Mental Health, Research Shows
People in Huntington Beach, Calif., on June 14, 2020. Apu Gomes /AFP via Getty Images
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Short and frequent walks along areas that feature water, such as beaches, lakes, or rivers, can boost mental health, a new study shows.

The study, aimed at studying the psychological and cardiovascular responses to exposure to “blue spaces”—an urban design term for visible water such as harbors, rivers, canals, lakes, or even fountains, was led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health and published in the journal Environmental Research.
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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