https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab en-us 2024-09-30 14:31:16 UTC 2024-10-02 15:13:48 UTC hello@padlet.com bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146421012 "Working with the soil, smelling the plants and dirt, feeling the different textures, and seeing all the green foliage and flowers can help relax the mind and ground yourself. When you ground yourself, you reduce stress, anxiety, and even built-up anger."

]]> 2024-09-30 14:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146421012 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146424727 "There’s also a mental health benefit to digging in the dirt. Scientists have found that stirring up microbes lifts our spirits by stimulating the production of serotonin."

]]> 2024-09-30 14:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146424727 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146436671 "Working in the garden restores dexterity and strength, and the aerobic exercise that is involved can easily use the same number of calories as might be expended in a gym."

]]> 2024-09-30 14:42:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146436671 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146451498 Both of these quotes display the positive effects that gardening can have on a persons mental health.

]]> 2024-09-30 14:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146451498 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146458894 "The social interaction provided by communal and therapeutic garden projects for those with learning disabilities and poor mental health can counteract social isolation."

]]> 2024-09-30 14:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146458894 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146461579 "Caring for a living garden, or better yet a community garden, can reconnect you with a sense of purpose, and keep you surrounded by like-minded people."

]]> 2024-09-30 14:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146461579 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146464392 Both quotes show how gardening can help you connect with others who share the same interest, and therefore, forming a community.

]]> 2024-09-30 14:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146464392 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146491184 "Digging, pulling weeds, pushing seeds into the earth—gardening is a holistic and healthy way to achieve balance in an unpredictable world. And yes, researchers say gardening too counts as exercise. Just a few minutes of gardening can help lower your levels of the stress hormone cortisol."

]]> 2024-09-30 15:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146491184 bobin800 https://padlet.com/bobin800/a4ej0vcb4bg7j6ab/wish/3146492918 These quotes positively show how gardening can boost exercise habits and help burn just as much as the gym can.

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