The effects of meteorological conditions and daylight on nature-based recreational physical activity in England

Elliott, Lewis R.; White, Mathew P.; Sarran, Christophe; Grellier, James; Garrett, Joanne K.; Scoccimarro, Enrico; Smalley, Alexander J.; Fleming, Lora E.

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2019.05.005

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“…In this context, the study design does not allow comparisons between seasons. Lastly, this study does not take into account the natural environment (ie, parks, woodlands, inland waters, coasts), which modulates the effect of meteorological conditions on PA 56. There are several strengths in this study.…”

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Influence of meteorological conditions on physical activity in adolescents

Béghin

Vanhelst

Drumez

et al. 2020

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundIt has been shown that meteorological conditions and season affect physical activity (PA) during adolescence. Today, meteorological conditions have never been combined to study their influence on PA level in a single sample of a large adolescent multicountries population. The aim of this study was to explore the influence of meteorological conditions on PA in adolescents from several European countries.MethodsThe study included 2024 healthy adolescents aged 12.5–17.4 years who participated in the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence cross-sectional study. Participants wore a uniaxial accelerometer for 7 consecutive days to measure total PA and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in a one-off measurement manner. Comparison of PA according to meteorological conditions was done using linear mixed models.ResultsThe highest difference of MVPA was observed in boys on free days when comparing the best meteorological conditions versus the worse (ie, +39% with highest temperature, +29% without rainfall, +39% with highest sunlight duration and +21% with highest length of day) and in girls on free days (ie, +26% with highest sunlight duration). This increase in MVPA contributed to a simultaneous increase in total PA when considering the same meteorological condition parameters.ConclusionsMeteorological conditions act as a determinant of PA differentially between boys and girls. PA and MVPA in boys are mainly modified by meteorological conditions on free days whereas PA and MVPA in girls are modified by sunlight duration.

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Influence of meteorological conditions on physical activity in adolescents

Béghin

Vanhelst

Drumez

et al. 2020

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…For instance, most research using the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) as its measure of residential green space uses summer data, and applies it to health data for the whole year even though relationships may be different when leaf cover is lower in winter months 10 . Similarly, blue spaces may be better for mental health in summer/autumn when the water temperatures are higher 36 . Living near and spending time in green and blue space is also likely to be quite different, for instance, in southern European countries than northern European countries.…”

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“…Living near and spending time in green and blue space is also likely to be quite different, for instance, in southern European countries than northern European countries. Not only are temperatures and vegetation different, hours of daylight vary substantially across the year potentially affecting time outdoors 36 , 37 .…”

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Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries

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Elliott

Grellier

et al. 2021

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Living near, recreating in, and feeling psychologically connected to, the natural world are all associated with better mental health, but many exposure-related questions remain. Using data from an 18-country survey (n = 16,307) we explored associations between multiple measures of mental health (positive well-being, mental distress, depression/anxiety medication use) and: (a) exposures (residential/recreational visits) to different natural settings (green/inland-blue/coastal-blue spaces); and (b) nature connectedness, across season and country. People who lived in greener/coastal neighbourhoods reported higher positive well-being, but this association largely disappeared when recreational visits were controlled for. Frequency of recreational visits to green, inland-blue, and coastal-blue spaces in the last 4 weeks were all positively associated with positive well-being and negatively associated with mental distress. Associations with green space visits were relatively consistent across seasons and countries but associations with blue space visits showed greater heterogeneity. Nature connectedness was also positively associated with positive well-being and negatively associated with mental distress and was, along with green space visits, associated with a lower likelihood of using medication for depression. By contrast inland-blue space visits were associated with a greater likelihood of using anxiety medication. Results highlight the benefits of multi-exposure, multi-response, multi-country studies in exploring complexity in nature-health associations.

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“…Therefore, countries at higher risk of natural disasters may have lower levels of nature connectedness. At a less exceptional level, poor weather could also impact the human–nature relationship through reducing the enjoyment of nature (Elliott et al 2019 ). Therefore, to control for the potential impact of the weather on levels of nature connectedness, country-level rainfall was also included as the indicator for the negativistic indicator grouping.…”

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Country-level factors in a failing relationship with nature: Nature connectedness as a key metric for a sustainable future

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Hamlin

Elliott

et al. 2022

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Climate change and biodiversity loss show that the human–nature relationship is failing. That relationship can be measured through the construct of nature connectedness which is a key factor in pro-environmental behaviours and mental well-being. Country-level indicators of extinction of nature experience, consumption and commerce, use and control of nature and negativistic factors were selected. An exploratory analysis of the relationship between these metrics and nature connectedness across adult samples from 14 European countries was conducted (n = 14,745 respondents). The analysis provides insight into how affluence, technology and consumption are associated with the human–nature relationship. These findings motivate a comparison of how nature connectedness and composite indicators of prosperity, progress, development, and sustainability relate to indicators of human and nature’s well-being. In comparison to composite indexes, it is proposed that nature connectedness is a critical indicator of human and nature’s well-being needed to inform the transition to a sustainable future.

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The effects of meteorological conditions and daylight on nature-based recreational physical activity in England

Cited by 24 publications

References 45 publications

Influence of meteorological conditions on physical activity in adolescents

Influence of meteorological conditions on physical activity in adolescents

Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries

Country-level factors in a failing relationship with nature: Nature connectedness as a key metric for a sustainable future

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