Energy expenditure on recreational visits to different natural environments

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-60

  Elliott, Lewis R ^a   White, Mathew P ^a   Taylor, Adrian H ^b   Herbert, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affordance; Coast; England; Greenspace; Leisure visit; MENE; Metabolic equivalent; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; GREENSPACE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LANDSCAPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GREAT BRITAIN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION;

EID: 84934758896     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.038     Document Type: Article

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