Why Should I visit a Park?

Positive Mental Health Effects

A study conducted by Stanford found, walking in natural settings compared to urban settings greatly decreased negative thoughts and helped with emotional regulation. This leads to feeling emotionally better throughout life.

Positive Physical Health Effects

According to the National Library of Medicine walking and hiking can increase physical activity rates compared to gym settings. They also found many physical benefits to spending time in nature such as decreased blood pressure, strengthened immune system, etc.

Positive Social Health Effects

Parks have the ability to foster "Informal Social Interactions", which provides a place for social engagement and conversations. This type of casual social interaction has been found to improve social health. Positive social health is linked to more inclusion and tolerance between people of all walks of life.