Walking in nature can help improve your mental health. According to a systematic review in the journal Current Psychology, it summarised that evidence indicates nature-based walking can improve mood, optimism and mental wellbeing.
In psychology, there's a concept known as nature connectedness which is one’s subjective emotional relationship with nature. For some, they have a strong sense of connection to nature and for others, they do not. Walking in nature can enhance our nature connectedness and nature connectedness has been found to be an influencing factor in the positive mental health benefits gained from time in nature.
