Aquariums ‘deliver significant health benefits’

One of the attractions of aquariums, even if it is a subconscious one, is that they are inherently relaxing to watch and experience. In July 2015, Dr White and his colleagues at Plymouth university found that from just a 10 minute aquarium-watching session, participants of their study demonstrated a decreased blood pressure and heart rate. They were also shown to have attained psychological benefits including lowered stress and anxiety which actually occured within only five minutes of the experiment and tended to plateau over an extended period of time. Conclusively, Dr Kinver noted the importance of aquariums in public spaces including waiting rooms at hospitals because of their ability to reduce issues such as hypertension and stress (both physically and psychologically). thefishroom@mail.com 01625 878034 Www.Facebook.com/fishroom   BBC article The Journal of Environment and Behaviour.