Enriching green spaces

Question 1

benefits of green exercise

Answer 1

• lower blood pressure, to improve mood and self-esteem, and to help restore attention.
  -suggested to encourage greater levels of participation.

Question 2

Impact of urban lifestyles

Answer 2

• reduced contact time with nature , making people less physically active and more mentally stressed.

Question 3

Trouble with “green”

Answer 3

-what is considered green differed from study to study.
-Common for green exercise research either to downplay how outdoor environments are ever changing or to create conditions in which they will likely make less of an impact.

Question 4

Average duration of exercise

Answer 4

• 10 - 60 mins
• For example, in Berman et al.’s (2008) study, walks were specified as from 50 to 55 min in green or urban settings.

Question 5

Browns 2017 findings

Answer 5

-how walkers and cyclists in the Scottish Highlands value ‘ground-feel’ the experience is also profoundly shaped by the texture of trails.
-This is particularly the case for mountain bikers, who, when called upon to examine the pleasures generated through cycling highland trails, prove quite eloquent on the varied pleasures of various surfaces. we should pay more attention to how bodies and environments affect one another.