Two Hours a Week in Nature Is Linked to Better Health: 7 Ways to Get Yours in a City Life
'Naturemaxxing' is the wellness trend with some of the strongest evidence behind it. How to fit daylight, green space and water into a busy week.
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Spending around two hours a week in nature is linked to better health and higher wellbeing, and the benefit holds whether you take those two hours in one long walk or several short ones. Below that level the gains are small, and above it they level off. That figure turns a vague instruction to get outside more into a target you can plan around, and it sits behind one of the most popular lifestyle trends of 2026, which social media has named 'naturemaxxing'.
The science behind the trend is well established. Natural light sets your body clock, green views lower stress and time near water is linked with better mood. Seven habits bring all three into an ordinary working week.
Get outside within an hour of waking
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