Regular Doses of Nature: The Efficacy of Green Exercise Interventions for Mental Wellbeing.
pooling data collected at the start and end of participants' engagement with a range of GE interventions
medium-term Green Exercise (GE; being physically active within a natural environment) interventions
participants reporting 'average to high' wellbeing at the start of their project, participants with 'low' starting wellbeing, age groups
improving wellbeing
Abstract
This study investigated the efficacy of medium-term Green Exercise (GE; being physically active within a natural environment) interventions for improving wellbeing, by pooling data collected at the start and end of participants' engagement with a range of GE interventions. Hypotheses were that (i) interventions would show good efficacy for improving wellbeing in the overall sample; (ii) compared to participants reporting 'average to high' wellbeing at the start of their project, participants with 'low' starting wellbeing would report greater improvements post-intervention; and (iii) improvements would significantly differ between age groups. The pooled dataset was categorized in line with UK norms (
