Forest Walking Affects Autonomic Nervous Activity: A Population-Based Study

• Main Authors: Hiromitsu Kobayashi (Author), Chorong Song (Author), Harumi Ikei (Author), Bum-Jin Park (Author), Juyoung Lee (Author), Takahide Kagawa (Author), Yoshifumi Miyazaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of walking in forest environments on autonomic nervous activity with special reference to its distribution characteristics. Heart rate variability (HRV) of 485 male participants while walking for ~15 min in a forest and an urban area was analyzed. The e...