Urban green space and its impact on human health

MC Kondo, JM Fluehr, T McKeon… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Over half of the world's population now lives in urban areas, and this proportion
is expected to increase. While there have been numerous reviews of empirical studies on …

Nature and children's health: a systematic review

AL Fyfe-Johnson, MF Hazlehurst, SP Perrins… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
RESULTS The strongest evidence for type of nature exposure was residential green space
studies (n= 147, 50%). The strongest evidence for the beneficial health effects of nature was …

Physical activity and social behaviors of urban children in green playgrounds

MA Raney, CF Hendry, SA Yee - American journal of preventive medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Nature exposure is associated with many wellbeing benefits. However, the
influence of green space on the physical activity and social behaviors of children is not …

Gender and grade differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns among Japanese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional …

K Ishii, A Shibata, M Adachi, K Nonoue, K Oka - BMC Public Health, 2015 - Springer
Background Physical activity levels in childhood have decreased, making the promotion of
children's physical activity an important issue. The present study examined gender and …

Critical factors influencing adolescents' active and social park use: A qualitative study using walk-along interviews

E Rivera, A Timperio, VHY Loh, B Deforche… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Parks are important public resources that offer opportunities to be physically active and
connect socially. However, parks are not well attended by adolescents, and limited research …

Locations of physical activity: where are children, adolescents, and adults physically active? A systematic review

A Kelso, AK Reimers, K Abu-Omar, K Wunsch… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this systematic review was to examine where physical activity (PA) takes place
and how much time children, adolescents and adults spend being physically active within …

Psychosocial and physiological health outcomes of green exercise in children and adolescents—A systematic review

C Mnich, S Weyland, D Jekauc… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Both physical activity (PA) and nature exposure are associated with several youth health
benefits. However, the health outcomes when being physically active in nature, called Green …

Contribution of walking to school to individual and population moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity: systematic review and meta-analysis

A Martin, P Kelly, J Boyle… - Pediatric exercise …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: This study estimated the contribution of walking to/from school to objectively
measured daily moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) in individuals and …

[HTML][HTML] Technologies that assess the location of physical activity and sedentary behavior: a systematic review

A Loveday, LB Sherar, JP Sanders… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - jmir.org
Background The location in which physical activity and sedentary behavior are performed
can provide valuable behavioral information, both in isolation and synergistically with other …

Mothers and fathers both matter: The positive influence of parental physical activity modeling on children's leisure-time physical activity

S Schoeppe, M Röbl, S Liersch… - Pediatric exercise …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To investigate associations between maternal and paternal sport participation, and
children's leisure-time physical activity, and to explore differences by child gender. Method …