With an economics degree from Cornell University, Mark Klinedinst has been the Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Outside the university, Mark Klinedinst enjoys gardening, surfing, playing tennis, and taking nature walks.

1. The Benefits of
Taking a Nature
Walk

2. With an economics degree from Cornell University, Mark Klinedinst
has been the Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of
Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Outside the
university, Mark Klinedinst enjoys gardening, surfing, playing
tennis, and taking nature walks.
Walking in nature has been shown to improve mood. A study
published in Nature magazine found that spending two hours in
nature may help alleviate stress and bad feelings. Spending time in
nature also enhances our mood and reduces psychosomatic
ailments, including irritability, sleeplessness, and indigestion.
Walking outdoors helps boost your immunity. Walking benefits the
body by allowing you to take a deeper breath of oxygen and
release your stresses with each outgoing breath. Getting some
exercise and breathing in fresh air may help you develop a better
immune system to stave against illnesses like the common cold
and the flu. Additionally, research has shown that nature walks

3. lower the chance of acquiring several diseases, including type 2
diabetes, asthma, heart disease, and certain malignancies.
Taking a walk in nature inspires creative thinking. Studies show
that people who take long walks in nature tend to come up with
new ideas. For instance, one study showed that participants
whose vacation included four days spent outdoors without access
to technology performed 50 percent higher on an exam measuring
creative problem-solving.