Green exercise

There is also good evidence that viewing, being in, and interacting with natural environments has positive effects, reducing stress and increasing the ability to cope with stress, reducing mental fatigue and improving concentration and cognitive function.

The potential role of green exercise in physical and mental health (e.g., due to nature-deficit disorder) attracted increasing attention from the early twenty-first century,[5][failed verification] particularly through the research work of Jules Pretty and Jo Barton at the University of Essex.

Dose responses for both intensity and duration showed large benefits from short engagements in green exercise, and then diminishing but still positive returns.

Vulnerable groups The outcomes of the meta-analysis by Barton and Pretty[8] indicated that green exercise may have therapeutic applications.

Care farming in particular has been demonstrated to improve self-esteem and mood in those suffering from a variety of mental illnesses,[9] whilst wilderness therapy has been demonstrated to improve self-esteem and psychological health outcomes in youth at risk.