Breathing oxygen-enriched air hoped to de-stress city workers
Stressed-out workers in the capital city are being invited to breathe oxygen-enriched air in the hope of allowing them to take advantage of its stress-relieving benefits.
The National Trust is offering office workers in London the chance to breathe fresh air captured from various rural locations across the UK, including Lake Windermere in Cumbria and Box Hill in Surrey.
It is thought that by breathing 0.42 grams of oxygen-enriched air, a person can de-stress for up to ten minutes, the charity states.
Andrew McLaughlin, head of communications for the National Trust, says that with many city-dwellers having little time to escape to the great outdoors, undergoing oxygen therapy can be a good way to breathe fresh air and relieve stress.
Some 70 per cent of people questioned by the charity admitted to feeling stressed every day, with 59 per cent saying that contact with fresh air was the best way to de-stress.
Michele Haney, a trained psychologist and co-author of three books on stress management, recently told the Brush News Tribune that people should use oxygen therapy to alleviate stress before it leads to physical problems.
Posted by Jenny Richards
15/03/2010 13:00:48
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