Nutrition expert uses yoga to relax outdoors

Eating well, exercising and getting outdoors are three effective methods of improving one's health and well-being, and Charlotte Watts does them all at once when she takes her breathing exercises outside. According to the UK Telegraph, the nutritionist, writer and mother uses yoga and meditation to relax after a long day of work.

Watts wrote the book 100 Foods to Stay Young, and in addition to being an author and a guest on numerous television programs, she teaches yoga in her spare time.

She told the newspaper that even 15 minutes of yoga – which, in truth, is all she has time for in her off-hours – helps her unwind and empty her head of the day's whirl of thoughts.

What makes the routine especially relaxing is that Watts chooses to do it in nature. She even gave advice on a simple pose that can increase energy flow.

"Sometimes, I am so tired I simply lie down with my legs up the wall. This pose is incredibly relaxing, and feels like every limb is falling into the floor – you can feel the tension melting away," she told the news source.

A study published in the journal Leisure Studies has confirmed that doing yoga outdoors can increase feelings of connection to and appreciation for nature.

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