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In all honesty, Mother Nature may find the indoor world pretty tough to compete with sometimes. After all, she can’t offer flat-screen TVs, air conditioning, or WiFi. But she might potentially offer something even more important: improved health, by way of a stronger immune system, better sleep, and reduced stress.

Improving your heart health doesn’t require a complete lifestyle overhaul. In fact, the most powerful changes are often small, consistent habits you practice every day.

1. School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

Research shows that regularly writing down what’s on your mind can help you release emotions and make sense of what’s going on in your life. Journaling also can help improve your relationships with others, lower your blood pressure and decrease symptoms of depression.