| Keywords |
Beach ; Walking ; Blood pressure ; RHR ; Cortisol ; Serotonin ; NK cell |
| Abstract |
The purpose of the study is to identify the effectiveness of walking program in the different environmental settings by analysing physiological psychology parameters. In an experiment with physically active males (21) who have been participating regularly in activity with moderate intensity the subjects was randomly divided into 3 groups. and Each group performed walking activity (in the urban, forest, and beach) for 3 days and then the changes in physiological psychology parameters were analysed (two-way ANOVA with repeated measure). The results are as follow. First, the findings on the change of physiological parameters reveal significant differences in systolic blood pressure (SBP) among 3 groups (p<.05), in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) for 3 days (p < .01), and in resting heart rate (RHR) between the effectiveness of interventions (p < .05) Second, the findings on the change of psychology and immune parameters reveal significant differences in cortisol among 3 groups (p < .01), in serotonin among 3 groups (p < .01) as well as for 3 days (p < .05), and in natural killer cell (NK cell) for 3 days (p < .01). For physiological recovery and relaxation and the possible additional benefits in emotions and psychology, the natural outdoor components of the environment must be considered. Thus future investigation should try to study the independent and causal association with physical activity settings. |