05/28/2020

Tips for Working Outdoor Vibes Into a Work-from-home Routine

Two hours outside can provide major health and mental benefits

Last year, a study led by the University of Exeter offered a piece of prudent advice on mental health and well-being: If you spend two hours a week outside, it can be a major improvement to both your health and mental state.

The study obviously takes on additional relevance given that we’re encouraged to stay socially distant now. And that’s a point that the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) says that association execs should be mindful of as they try to survive the strange global crisis that is COVID-19—and that leaders should encourage it, too.

“We are contributing to the well-being of the country, of our community and of our employees by encouraging them to go outside and encouraging them to take care of their personal well-being,” said Victoria Lopez-Herrera, an AORE board member and senior associate director of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s campus recreation program.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.