Gathering around the family table, smiles, warmth and closeness - for some, these are the first associations with holidays. Others have negative associations because they spend every holiday arguing with their neighbors.
This is not unusual, scientists have long proven that stress increases as the holidays approach. When we are tired, we are on edge, which is why we easily burn out. In a family environment, unlike in a business environment, we don't have to control ourselves, so we quarrel with the family immediately after work.
But there is one simple thing you can do to ease family tensions - go for a walk. It is enough to spend half an hour in nature, because this strengthens the sense of community and attention is diverted from problems and focused on the environment, claims a study published in the magazine "Children, Youth and Environment". The participants were mothers and daughters, but the authors claim that the result would be the same for any family relationship.
Nature has an incredible impact on family dynamics, say the authors, because it mentally resets us. When we take a walk in a beautiful environment, we clear our brain of daily events and stresses, so we are therefore less prone to arguments that often start over trivial matters. And that's why - take a walk, reports Novosti.
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