1st Edition
Green Exercise Linking Nature, Health and Well-being
1. The Seven Heresies of Asclepius: Behaviours that Affect Well-being
Jules Pretty and David Pencheon
2. Nature in Buildings and Health Design
Stephen Kellert
3. Green Exercise, Health and a Dose of Nature
Jo Barton, Carly Wood, Jules Pretty and Mike Rogerson
4. How to get more out of the Green Exercise Experience: Insights from Attention Restoration Theory
Jason Duvall and William C. Sullivan
5. Children’s Connections to Nature and Green Exercise
Carly Wood, Rachel Bragg and Jules Pretty
6. Learning on the Move: Green Exercise for Children and Young People
Liz O’Brien, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Sue Waite, Jennie Aronsson and Maria Clark
7. The Benefits of Blue Exercise
Mathew White, Sarah Bell, Lewis Elliott, Rebecca Jenkin, Benedict Wheeler and Michael Depledge
8. Forest Bathing in Japan
Qing Li
9. Healthy Parks, Healthy People: Evidence from Australia
Mardie Townsend and Claire Henderson-Wilson
10. Green Care: Nature-based Interventions for Vulnerable People
Joe Sempik and Rachel Bragg
11. Care Farming and Probation
Helen Elsey, Jenni Murray and Rochelle Gold
12. Green Care Interventions for Youth at Risk
Jo Roberts, Jo Barton and Carly Wood
13. Green Exercise in the Workplace
Valerie Gladwell and Dan Brown
14. Green Exercise and Dementia
Neil Mapes
15. The Benefits of Greener and Healthier Economies
Jules Pretty and Jo Barton
Biography
Jo Barton is Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Essex, UK.
Rachel Bragg is at Care Farming UK, and Visiting Fellow, University of Essex, UK.
Carly Wood is Lecturer in Nutrition and Exercise Science at the University of Westminster, London, UK.
Jules Pretty, OBE is Professor of Environment and Society and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex, UK.
"Physical activity promotes health. Nature contact promotes health. This wonderful book explores the intersection of the two, providing both theory and evidence, across cultures, on the benefits of green exercise. It’s timely, thorough, and readable – the definitive source on green exercise. Highly recommended." – Howard Frumkin, School of Public Health, University of Washington, USA.
"Green Exercise provides an antidote for much of what ails modern society. This book will help both to protect the natural world and to enhance public health. Evidence presented in this book – regarding beneficial effects of green exercise on myriad outcomes including physical activity, obesity, attention, mental health, and immune function – can be leveraged in support of policies to protect woodlands, programs to facilitate active engagement with the natural environment, interventions to reduce health disparities, and to inspire each of us to be active outdoors." – Nancy M. Wells, Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, USA.
