Visual color perception in green exercise: Positive effects on mood and perceived exertion

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 8661-8666

  Akers, Adam ^a   Barton, Jo ^a   Cossey, Rachel ^a   Gainsford, Patrick ^a   Griffin, Murray ^a   Micklewright, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE MECHANISMS; COLOR PERCEPTION; GREEN EXERCISE; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PEAK POWER; PERCEIVED EXERTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; VIDEO FOOTAGE; VISUAL FEATURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

COLOR VISION;

COLOR; DISTURBANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL CUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; CONFUSION; CYCLING; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; MOOD DISORDER; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING OF PERCEIVED EXERTION SCALE; TENSION; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; BICYCLING; COLOR PERCEPTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84865447804     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301685g     Document Type: Article

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