«Even mild dehydration that can occur during the course of our
ordinary daily activities can degrade how we are feeling —
especially for women, who appear to be more susceptible to the adverse effects of low levels of dehydration than
men,» says Harris Lieberman, one of the studies» co-authors and a research psychologist with the Military Nutrition Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass. «In both sexes these adverse mood changes may limit the motivation required to engage in even moderate aerobic exercise.
Urban parks act as simple but socially vital safety valves for
ordinary men and women to release some of the pressures of daily life in the city -
especially for those who find themselves living in treeless informal settlements or featureless tower blocks.