In the Works - Community Newsletter In the Works June 2019 | Page 3

TAKE A HIKE
B ENEFITS OF BE ING IN N AT U R E
INCREASES BRAIN FUNCTION
Going outdoors may increase concentration skills and
increase creativity. Fresh air also kicks your brain into gear.
SAN FRANCISCO
NATURE HIKES:
Bernal Heights Summit
RAMPS UP VITAMIN D INTAKE
We need vitamin D for bone and cell growth, inflammation
reduction and neuromuscular and immune function.
Billy Goat Hill
Ecology Trail
For t Funston
Glen Canyon Park
HELPS US AGE GRACEFULLY
Spending time outdoors ever y day increases mobility
and can reduce aching bones and sleep problems.
John McLaren Park
Lands End Lookout
Mount Sutro
MountDavidson
The Presidio
GREAT FOR STRESS REDUCTION
Strawberr y Hill
Looking at greener y and smelling fresh flowers have
been proven to decrease stress and increase relaxation.
MAKES US HAPPY
Spending more time with nature shows
a shif t toward more positive moods.
noun
the sound of the
wind in the trees and
the rustling of leaves.
Serena removed her headphones to soak up
the psithurism as she hiked through Lands End.
“In every walk
with nature,
one receives
far more than
he seeks.”
— John Muir