Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? A systematic review

By J. Coon, K. Boddy, K. Stein, R. Whear, J. Barton, M. Depledge. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2011

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Social Psychology

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Conceptualizing adventurous nature sport: A positive psychology perspective (2018, background): “Studies show the benefits of vigorous activity, particularly in outdoor contexts, for psychological function and well-being (e.g. Coon et al. 2011; Frumkin et al. 2017; Kamijo, Takeda, and Hillman 2011; Maller et al. 2002).”
Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren (2015, background): “Children spend a considerable part of their active daily time at schools and “green exercise” has been related to better mental health (27).”
Examining Group Walks in Nature and Multiple Aspects of Well-Being: A Large-Scale Study (2014, positive): “…of national group walk programs has the potential to satisfy the call for larger-scale studies in nature and health research (Bowler et al., 2010; Thompson Coon et al., 2011), as these studies would facilitate large sample sizes ( > 1,000) (e.g., CLES Consulting, 2010; Phillips et al., 2012).”
Humans and Nature: How Knowing and Experiencing Nature Affect Well-Being (2013, background): “Similarly, being in natural environments has been shown to improve mood in a general sense (186, 205), and a positive correlation has been shown between the well-being of green space users and the species and habitat richness of those spaces (206).”
Nurturing Nature: How Brain Development Is Inherently Social and Emotional, and What This Means for Education (2019, background): “Exercise, especially in green space, improves mood and decreases anxiety and stress (Thompson Coon et al., 2011) — all of which have direct implications for SEL, for example, by making it easier to regulate negative emotion.”
Experiencing Connection With Nature: The Matrix of Psychological Well-Being, Mindfulness, and Outdoor Recreation (2013, positive): “While there is some evidence that outdoor physical activity is more psychologically beneficial than indoor physical activity (Coon et al., 2011), to our knowledge there is no published research examining relationships between engagement in appreciative outdoor activities and the connection with…”
Social determinants of mental health (2014, positive): “…in outdoor activities such as walking, running, cycling and gardening reduces stress, anxiety and depression (Barton et al., 2009; Maller et al., 2009; Pretty et al., 2007) in addition to conferring the mental health benefi ts of physical activity (whether indoors or outdoors) (Coon et al., 2011).”
Evaluating restoration in urban green spaces: Does setting type make a difference? (2014, background): “…notions have received suport from empirical studies demonstrating the greater restorative otential of natural as compared to built settings, particularly as eflected in improved mood (for reviews, see Bowler, Buyung-Ali, night, & Pullin, 2010; Thompson Coon et al., 2011; Velarde et al., 007).”
Flourishing in nature: A review of the benefits of connecting with nature and its application as a wellbeing intervention (2015, background): “…reasonable person model can also help explain nature’s wide -ranging beneficial effects on human flourishing. www.internationaljournalofwellbeing.org 4 reviews on the health benefits of nature (Bowler et al., 2010) and the effect of “green exercise” on mental wellbeing (Thompson-Coon et al., 2011).”