ArticleJournal of healthy eating and active living2021
A Scoping Review of the Health Benefits of Nature-Based Physical Activity.
Article in Journal of healthy eating and active living, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed.
- Nature-based meaning-focused photography intervention enhances subjective well-being: A three-arm randomized controlled study.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Trial
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Lithuanian Version of the Revised Compound Psychological Capital Scale (CPC-12R) and Its Associations with Nature Exposure and Physical Activity.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- "Walking While Black": Impacts of Inequities in Nature Access and Belongingness.Current environmental health reports · 2026Review
- A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring a Mediation Model of Nature Exposure and Quality of Life: The Roles of Nature-Based and Overall Physical Activity.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- 2025 Position statement on active outdoor play.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Review
- Outdoor physical activity, mental health, life satisfaction, happiness and life stress among Canadian adolescents.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025Article
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- Measuring Adult Health and Well-Being Outcomes Associated With Nature Contact in Parks and Other Forms of Protected Areas: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Nature-based activities and mental well-being in adults: a study on perceived health outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perceptions of Knowledge and Experience in Nature-Based Health Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Influences of Outdoor Experiences During Childhood on Time Spent in Nature as an Adult.AJPM focus · 2024Article
- Nature Contact as an Aspect of Active Living.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2024Article
- Trail use and recreational physical activity behavior of trail users and non-users during COVID-19 restrictions in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2024Article
- The Effect of Outdoor and Indoor Group Exercise Classes on Psychological Stress in College Students: A Pilot Study with Randomization.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Context, classification and study methodologies in research into nature-based therapies: protocol for a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Development and validation of self-efficacy and intention measures for spending time in nature.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- The $100,000 Pyramid.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2022Article
- Climate change and planetary health collaborations in the context of an occupational therapy telehealth intervention for families of children and youth with special health care needs.The journal of climate change and healthArticle
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Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
The health benefits of physical activity and spending time in nature are well established. However, youths and adults in the United States are not participating in sufficient levels of physical activity and are not spending much time outdoors. Recently, the need for equitable access to nature for all populations has been receiving more public health attention, though a specific focus on nature-based physical activity has been limited. The purpose of this scoping review is to operationalize the health benefits of nature-based physical activity in order to provide guidance for collaborations to program administrators, advocates, and researchers. Peer-reviewed literature is found in PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, and Google Scholar as well as in published reviews of the literature. The literature is divided into three categories of: 1) amount and location of nature-based components and physical activity; 2) added health benefits of exposure to nature-based components and physical activity; and 3) nature-based components and physical activity effect on non-white, marginalized, and vulnerable populations. This review supports and encourages multiple strategies to increase nature-based physical activity as this provides even greater benefit to health and wellness than exposure to nature or physical activity alone. Although many of the physical and mental health benefits of nature and physical activity are well established, additional research is needed to better understand the relationship between exposure to nature and nature-based physical activity, which will require greater investment and support from funding agencies.
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