The effects of green exercise on physical and mental wellbeing: A systematic review

I Lahart, P Darcy, C Gidlow, G Calogiuri - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
We aimed to examine the evidence for the proposed additive effect of exercise in the
presence of nature (green exercise) by systematically reviewing studies that investigated the …

Actividad física, naturaleza y bienestar mental: una revisión sistemática

O Ballester-Martínez, R Baños… - … de Psicología del …, 2022 - revistas.um.es
Los resultados de la última revisión sistemática publicada hace 10 años sugieren un mayor
bienestar emocional tras la realización de ejercicio en espacios naturales frente a los …

Psychological benefits of green exercise in wild or urban greenspaces: A meta-analysis of controlled trials

H Li, X Zhang, S Bi, Y Cao, G Zhang - Urban forestry & urban greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Green exercise, the combination of exercise and nature exposure, is known to benefit
physical and mental health. However, there is a lack of quantitative evidence to support the …

Summertime physiological and thermal responses among activity levels in campus outdoor spaces in a humid subtropical city

J Niu, B Hong, Y Geng, J Mi, J He - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
We identified physiological and thermal responses to different activity levels on a campus
during summertime in Xi'an, a humid subtropical city in China. Physiological responses and …

Benefits to performance and well-being of nature-based exercise: A critical systematic review and meta-analysis

HS Brito, EV Carraca, AL Palmeira… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Prior reviews point to the superior benefits of exercising in nature vs in conventional indoor
venues, particularly in terms of well-being. However, physical exercise performance, neither …

Does Physical activity in natural outdoor environments improve wellbeing? A meta-analysis

C Kelley, DE Mack, PM Wilson - Sports, 2022 - mdpi.com
Organizational initiatives and researchers have argued for the importance of the natural
outdoor environment (NOE) for promoting wellbeing. The main aim of this meta-analysis was …

Form and color visual perception in green exercise: Positive effects on attention, mood, and self-esteem

D Zhang, X Jin, L Wang, Y Jin - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical activity performed in a natural environment, especially among green spaces, is
associated with mental health benefits. Yet few studies have explored the separable …

Understanding the perceived benefits of nature for creativity

E Ratcliffe, B Gatersleben, PT Sowden… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Experience of nature is widely linked to well‐being, including psychological restoration.
Benefits to creativity have been explored in a limited number of studies which refer to …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of the health benefits of nature-based physical activity

RW Christiana, GM Besenyi, J Gustat… - Journal of Healthy …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The health benefits of physical activity and spending time in nature are well established.
However, youths and adults in the United States are not participating in sufficient levels of …

Assessing Effects of Urban Greenery on the Regulation Mechanism of Microclimate and Outdoor Thermal Comfort during Winter in China's Cold Region

K Wang, X Fang, Y Ma, S Xue, S Yin - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
A comfortable thermal environment in outdoor spaces is beneficial to people's physical and
mental health in cold conditions during winter. Greenery can improve outdoor thermal …