Screen LibraryPhysical activity in natural settings : green and blue exercise /
"Exercise interactions with green and blue spaces offer low-cost, non-invasive solutions to public health challenges--particularly around mental health and obesity--and issues around environmental sustainability. Physical Activity in Natural Settings brings together multi-disciplinary, internat...
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Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: |
2019. ©2020 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Exercise interactions with green and blue spaces offer low-cost, non-invasive solutions to public health challenges--particularly around mental health and obesity--and issues around environmental sustainability. Physical Activity in Natural Settings brings together multi-disciplinary, international research on physical activity, health and the natural environment, offering evidence-based guidance on implementing nature-based solutions at individual, patient and population levels"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138749603 1138749605 9781138894310 1138894311 |
| Index Number: | GV481 |
| CLC: | G804.34 |
| Call Number: | G804.34/P578 |
| Contents: |
The research landscape. Friend or foe: salutogenic possibilities of the environment / Societal challenges, methodological issues and transdisciplinary approaches / Known knowns: a systematic review of the effects of green exercise compared with exercising indoors / The green exercise concept: two intertwining pathways to health and well-being / Meaning, nature and well-being / Possible mechanisms. The cognitive neuroscience of nature: from motor cognition to grounded cognition / Affective responses to natural environments: from everyday engagement to therapeutic impact / A remedy for boredom: natural environments as a psychological resource / Growing resilience through connecting with nature / Case studies. From tracks to trails: case studies in green exercise / Immersion, watersports and blueways and the blue mind: case studies in blue exercise / Why outdoors? A systematic approach to examine and value the social benefits of outdoor sports / 'Doing' adventure: the mental health benefits of using occupational the |