A mere 77 minutes is the amount of time the average person spends outside on a typical day. That’s despite numerous studies linking sunlight to an increase in serotonin – the mood-boosting hormone – as well as solid evidence to show being in green spaces provides tangible stress-relief and a heightened sense of wellbeing.
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67 per cent of employees in Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses have experienced work-related stress or anxiety, according to research commissioned by AXA PPP healthcare. The same study found eight out of ten of those very same businesses do not have a health and wellbeing strategy in place. AXA PPP healthcare CEO Tracy Garrad said, “Burnout is now recognised by the World Health Organization as an occupational phenomenon. It’s becoming a workplace epidemic."