Spending time outdoors in nature offers numerous physical and mental health benefits that can significantly improve your overall well-being. Here are some key ways outdoor activities can help you stay healthy. We collect data from real-world settings to quantify the benefits of outdoor time. 

While precise data is not available, we estimate that people 100 years ago likely spent 4–6 hours or more outdoors daily, depending on their occupation and living situation. By contrast, today’s average person in industrialized nations may spend less than 1 hour per day outdoors, largely due to comfortable housing, indoor jobs, urbanization, and technology-driven lifestyles.