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Restorative experiences across seasons? Effects of outdoor walking and relaxation exercise during lunch breaks in summer and winter

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  • Svein Åge Kjøs Johnsen
  • Marin Kristine Brown
  • Leif Werner Rydstedt

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This study aimed to explore whether a walk outdoors during a lunch break would promote restorative experiences for a sample of office workers (N = 52), compared to following instructions from an online video of progressive muscle relaxation. Furthermore, the study aimed to compare the impact of a walk during winter to a walk in a summer landscape. Compared to baseline measures, walking in winter and summer were both associated with significantly increased subjective vitality and psychological detachment from work, but there were no significant differences in these specific wellbeing indicators between winter and summer conditions. The indoor muscle relaxation exercise had no effect on psychological detachment from work, but participants who had the relaxation session during summer reported a significant increase in subjective vitality. Active outdoor restoration seems to have a beneficial impact on mental wellbeing, while indoor muscle relaxation may also have some benefits.

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  • Svein Åge Kjøs Johnsen & Marin Kristine Brown & Leif Werner Rydstedt, 2022. "Restorative experiences across seasons? Effects of outdoor walking and relaxation exercise during lunch breaks in summer and winter," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(5), pages 664-678, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:clarxx:v:47:y:2022:i:5:p:664-678
    DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2022.2063268
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    1. Yanlong Guo & Ke Wang & Han Zhang & Zuoqing Jiang, 2022. "Soundscape Perception Preference in an Urban Forest Park: Evidence from Moon Island Forest Park in Lu’an City," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-15, December.
    2. Su Wang & Huaidong He & Fulong Li & Qingqing Xiao, 2023. "A Study on the Soundscape of Underground Commercial Space in Lu’an City and Hefei City, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-17, January.

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