GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults
Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior is an economic and health priority. This Green Exercise (GEx) study reports on a 40-day physical activity intervention to increase physical activity that primarily used outdoor recreation activities. Adherence, compliance, blood pressure (...
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| description | Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior is an economic and health priority. This Green Exercise (GEx) study reports on a 40-day physical activity intervention to increase physical activity that primarily used outdoor recreation activities. Adherence, compliance, blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol, anthropometry, strength, dynamic stability, and cardiovascular fitness were assessed 1 week prior and immediately following the 40-day intervention. The results then were compared with a larger study that used the same methodologies but for the exception of primarily indoor physical activities. Results from this study showed similar improvements in health measures to the comparative indoor-based physical activity program with increased adherence and compliance. Improvements in wellbeing were also noted. This GEx study suggests that exercise programs that seek to increase physical activity levels of insufficiently active adults may benefit from including outdoor recreation activities within the program and may also increase participant mental health and general well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e911ae0e6f68454c81d37143fbb9cf4d2022-12-22T04:10:29ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632019-06-017614210.3390/sports7060142sports7060142GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active AdultsNicholas Glover0Scott Polley1Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5001, AustraliaAlliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5001, AustraliaIncreasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior is an economic and health priority. This Green Exercise (GEx) study reports on a 40-day physical activity intervention to increase physical activity that primarily used outdoor recreation activities. Adherence, compliance, blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol, anthropometry, strength, dynamic stability, and cardiovascular fitness were assessed 1 week prior and immediately following the 40-day intervention. The results then were compared with a larger study that used the same methodologies but for the exception of primarily indoor physical activities. Results from this study showed similar improvements in health measures to the comparative indoor-based physical activity program with increased adherence and compliance. Improvements in wellbeing were also noted. This GEx study suggests that exercise programs that seek to increase physical activity levels of insufficiently active adults may benefit from including outdoor recreation activities within the program and may also increase participant mental health and general well-being.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/6/142green exerciseadherencecompliancehealthoutdoor and adventure activities |
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| title | GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults |
| title_full | GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults |
| title_fullStr | GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults |
| title_short | GOING GREEN: The Effectiveness of a 40-Day Green Exercise Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults |
| title_sort | going green the effectiveness of a 40 day green exercise intervention for insufficiently active adults |
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