| Restorative qualities of indoor and outdoor exercise settings as predictors of exercise frequency. | |
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PMID: 19427807 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Positive environmental determinants of exercise frequency remain poorly understood. Knowing that people often value exercise for psychological restoration, we investigated the restorative quality of indoor and outdoor exercise settings as predictors of exercise frequency. We surveyed 319 members of fitness centers in Zurich that offer indoor and outdoor exercise alternatives. Outdoor settings were rated as more restorative. For each type of environment, restorative quality predicted the frequency of exercise in the past 30 days, independent of socio-demographic characteristics, expectations of exercise benefits, and personal barriers. We discuss the results with regard to the provision of exercise settings for urban populations. |
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Authors:
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Stella-Maria Hug; Terry Hartig; Ralf Hansmann; Klaus Seeland; Rainer Hornung |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-04-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health & place Volume: 15 ISSN: 1353-8292 ISO Abbreviation: Health Place Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-31 Completed Date: 2009-12-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9510067 Medline TA: Health Place Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 971-80 Citation Subset: T |
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Society, Environment and Culture Unit, Institute for Environmental Decisions, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Sonneggstrasse 33, SOL F 6, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland. stella-maria.hug@env.ethz.ch |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Environment Design* Exercise / psychology* Female Fitness Centers* Humans Male Middle Aged Motor Activity* Urban Health Young Adult |
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