Influence of Forest Therapy on Cardiovascular Relaxation in Young Adults
Joint Authors
Lee, Juyoung
Tsunetsugu, Yuko
Takayama, Norimasa
Park, Bum-Jin
Li, Qing
Song, Chorong
Komatsu, Misako
Ikei, Harumi
Tyrväinen, Liisa
Kagawa, Takahide
Miyazaki, Yoshifumi
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Despite increasing attention toward forest therapy as an alternative medicine, very little evidence continues to be available on its therapeutic effects.
Therefore, this study was focused on elucidating the health benefits of forest walking on cardiovascular reactivity.
Methods.
Within-group comparisons were used to examine the cardiovascular responses to walking in forest and urban environments.
Forty-eight young adult males participated in the two-day field research.
Changes in heart rate variability, heart rate, and blood pressure were measured to understand cardiovascular reactivity.
Four different questionnaires were used to investigate the changes in psychological states after walking activities.
Results.
Forest walking significantly increased the values of ln(HF) and significantly decreased the values of ln(LF/HF) compared with the urban walking.
Heart rate during forest walking was significantly lower than that in the control.
Questionnaire results showed that negative mood states and anxiety levels decreased significantly by forest walking compared with urban walking.
Conclusion.
Walking in the forest environment may promote cardiovascular relaxation by facilitating the parasympathetic nervous system and by suppressing the sympathetic nervous system.
In addition, forest therapy may be effective for reducing negative psychological symptoms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Juyoung& Tsunetsugu, Yuko& Takayama, Norimasa& Park, Bum-Jin& Li, Qing& Song, Chorong…[et al.]. 2014. Influence of Forest Therapy on Cardiovascular Relaxation in Young Adults. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Juyoung…[et al.]. Influence of Forest Therapy on Cardiovascular Relaxation in Young Adults. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Juyoung& Tsunetsugu, Yuko& Takayama, Norimasa& Park, Bum-Jin& Li, Qing& Song, Chorong…[et al.]. Influence of Forest Therapy on Cardiovascular Relaxation in Young Adults. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1020305
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1020305