The effects of hiking in the outdoors on happiness: a visual representation. •• We all feel being in the outdoors is good for us, but do you know the wide range of things being outside ACTUALLY does to your health? •• According to science, spending time outdoors in nature reduces stress, inflammation, high blood pressure, fights depression and anxiety, helps you focus, improves memory, and decreases risks for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and premature death. •• Phew. If it does all that, why wouldn’t you get to nature whenever you had the chance? . . . .