Walking outside Improves Mood for Healthy Postmenopausal Women

Teas, Jane; Hurley, Thomas G.; Ghumare, Santosh; Msph, .; Ogoussan, Kisito

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“…However, it is notable that the majority of trials indicating superior effects of outdoor exercise have involved walking (Focht, 2009;Kinnafick & Thøgersen-Ntoumani, 2014;Ryan et al, 2010;Teas, Hurley, Ghumare, & Ogoussan, 2007), while previous trials of running have also found the well-being improvements to be similar in natural and synthetic settings (Kerr et al, 2006;McMurray et al, 1987). It may be that the influence of the environment is strongest with lower-intensity exercise that allows more attention to be paid to surroundings.…”

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Affective outcomes during and after high-intensity exercise in outdoor green and indoor gym settings

Turner

Stevinson

2017

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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Citation: TURNER, T.L. and STEVINSON, C., 2017. Affective outcomes during and after high-intensity exercise in outdoor green and indoor gym settings. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 27 (2), pp. 106-116. Methods:This study compared the psychological effects of high intensity exercise in outdoor green and indoor gym settings in 22 adult runners using a randomized repeated measures design. Affect and perceived exertion were assessed before, during, and after a 6000m run with the second half completed at maximum effort.Results: Perceived exertion and activation increased in a progressive manner from baseline to 6000m, and decreased during the 10 min recovery post-run. Non-significant reductions in affective valence were observed between 3000m and 6000m, followed by a significant increase post-run. Outcomes did not differ at any time point between the settings. Conclusion:This study suggested that regular runners experience positive affective responses during and after high-intensity exercise in both a natural outdoor environment and an indoor gym.

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Affective outcomes during and after high-intensity exercise in outdoor green and indoor gym settings

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Stevinson

2017

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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“…Thus, we drew on a study comparing similar short-term effects of an outdoor/indoor exercise bout on a sample size of 24 postmenopausal women. 31 All analyses were conducted using SPSS software version 17.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). Statistical significance was set at P e 0.05.…”

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Adherence to exercise and affective responses

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“…Participating in physical activity and experiencing nature both play an important role in positively influencing our health and well-being. Short-term walking interventions, particularly in greenspaces, energize and enhance personal well-being and vitality (Peacock et al, 2007; Plante et al, 2007; Teas et al, 2007; Barton et al, 2009; Focht, 2009; Ryan et al, 2010) although walking combined with virtual reality settings depicting natural ecosystems also relaxes and enhances well-being (Plante et al, 2003, 2006). Similarly, running in nature enhances the exercise experience, modifies physiology and mood and increases overall well-being (McMurray et al, 1988; Harte and Eifert, 1995; Kerr et al, 2006; Hug et al, 2008).…”

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Ecotherapy – A Forgotten Ecosystem Service: A Review

Summers

Vivian

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Natural ecosystems provide important services upon which humans depend. Unfortunately, some people tend to believe that these services are provided by nature for free; therefore, the services have little or no value. One nearly forgotten ecosystem service is ecotherapy – the ability of interaction with nature to enhance healing and growth. While we do not pay for this service, its loss can result in a cost to humans resulting in slower recovery times, greater distress and reduced well-being. Losses in these images of nature can diminish our basic happiness. Little is understood or, at least, appreciated concerning the potential ecotherapy benefits of the natural environment and its ecosystem services. The complex and interactive relationship of ecosystems, their services and human well-being is poorly acknowledged in the broad social, philosophical, psychological and economic well-being literature. In this article, we examine the role of nature and its ecosystem services in ecotherapy and its associated enhancement of recovery from physical and mental illness through a review of studies evaluating this ecosystem service-recovery connection.

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Walking outside Improves Mood for Healthy Postmenopausal Women

Cited by 31 publications

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Affective outcomes during and after high-intensity exercise in outdoor green and indoor gym settings

Affective outcomes during and after high-intensity exercise in outdoor green and indoor gym settings

Adherence to exercise and affective responses

Ecotherapy – A Forgotten Ecosystem Service: A Review

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