DOI: 10.7190/shu-thesis-00061
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Physical, psychological and emotional effects of nature-based affordances of green physical activity

Abstract: Physical inactivity and mental disorders are considered to be two urgent health challenges and strongly associated with non-communicable diseases in today's highly urbanised society (World Health Organization, 2010a). Green Physical Activity (PA) is suggested to be a tangible means to effectively promote physical health and mental wellbeing for urban residents (Pretty, 2004). In order to increase the probability of application for a wider urban population, this thesis focused on the first level of green PA (vi… Show more

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“…When designing a nature-based exercise programme for health promotion, a careful consideration of how to inform an effective environment to accrue expected benefits or outcomes of exercise is vital. The consideration would be across various aspects affecting the effectiveness of exercises such as the presentation of essential information, available physical activities, exercise intensity, duration, and the target group (Yeh, 2017). Here, the presentation of essential information is not only suggesting the display of key information for the participants to perceive but also removing the distracting stimulus for participants.…”
Section: Suggestions For Future Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When designing a nature-based exercise programme for health promotion, a careful consideration of how to inform an effective environment to accrue expected benefits or outcomes of exercise is vital. The consideration would be across various aspects affecting the effectiveness of exercises such as the presentation of essential information, available physical activities, exercise intensity, duration, and the target group (Yeh, 2017). Here, the presentation of essential information is not only suggesting the display of key information for the participants to perceive but also removing the distracting stimulus for participants.…”
Section: Suggestions For Future Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%