Research indicates that an hour of natural light in the morning will help you sleep better.
Melatonin also lowers stress reactivity and being outside will help your body naturally regulate melatonin, which can help reduce your stress level.
Our bodies produce vitamin D when exposed to sunlight—about 15 minutes in the sun a day is adequate if you’re fair skinned.
Getting outside for 30 minutes sometime between 8 a.m. and noon has been linked to weight loss.
Vitamin D is also critical for your immune system, and with consistent exposure to sunlight, you can help strengthen it.
A study that followed 30,000 Swedish women revealed that those who spent more time in the sun lived six months to two years longer than those with less sun exposure.