Health and Wellbeing in an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Context

• Other Authors: Brymer, Eric (Editor), Allan, John (Editor), Hardwell, Ashley (Editor), Peacock, Suzanne (Editor), Hart, Melissa (Editor), Kay, Chris (Editor), Dillon, Michelle (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Lifestyle, sport & leisure; physical education; national curriculum; military personnel; psychological wellbeing; outdoor adventure activities; mental health; resilience; mental health problems; higher education; outdoor adventure; multi-variate quantitative analyses; active components of positive change; school children; transitions; primary and secondary school; nature; tailored outdoor education programming; individuality; adaptable productive functioning; green spaces; health and psychological well-being; self-determination; adventure; armed forces; physical activity; recovery; soldiers; Nature-based health interventions; green prescriptions; wilderness therapy; forest schools; green exercise; adherence; compliance; health; outdoor and adventure activities; outdoor therapy; phenomenology; therapeutic process; embodiment; lived-experience; slow adventure; time; slowness; wellbeing; cognitive dissonance; strategies of dissonance reduction; characteristics of dissonance arousal and modes of reduction; consonant cognitions; attitude and behaviour change; autophenomenology; adventure education programming; Ecological Dynamics; adventure education; representative design; outdoor and adventure sports; n/a
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Summary

The health and wellbeing of people and the planet is currently receiving a much attention, if only because of the ongoing global crisis instigated by COVID-19. The benefits of nature for human wellbeing have been scientifically studied in multiple disciplines for over three decades. Researchers from disciplines such as ecology, sport science, psychology, tourism, medicine, forestry, environmental studies and architecture have found evidence that being in nature, interacting with nature, and feeling connected to nature are important for good health and wellbeing. In particular, physical activity in nature has been linked to wellbeing. This manuscript explores a particular type of physical activity in nature: adventure and outdoor activity. Adventure in nature is important for wellbeing, and carefully designed interventions and programs can have a profound impact. The work in this book suggests that adventure should be considered an important part of the public health offering.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (170 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-03943-449-7
9783039434480
9783039434497

Access

Open Access