Exercício Físico Outdoor, Bem-Estar e Conectividade com a Natureza

Autores

  • Ana Loureiro Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
  • Susana Veloso Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2014.3.19180

Palavras-chave:

Exercício físico outdoor, actividade física, bem-estar, conectividade com a natureza.

Resumo

Os benefícios do contacto com a natureza no bem-estar são suportados pela pesquisa sobre ambientes restauradores. Estudos na área do exercício físico reconhecem igualmente benefícios físicos e psicológicos do exercício outdoor, particularmente em ambientes naturais. Combinando estas duas áreas, pretendemos estudar a relação entre o exercício físico outdoor e o bem-estar, e o papel da conectividade com a natureza nessa relação. Participam 282 praticantes de exercício físico, que responderam a um questionário relatando o nível de actividade física, a experiência subjectiva com o exercício, o estado afectivo e a conectividade com a natureza. Os resultados mostram que os praticantes de exercício outdoor e indoor relatam mais emoções positivas e melhor bem-estar associado ao exercício que os praticantes apenas indoor. Além disso, a conectividade com a natureza é um preditor do bem-estar naquele grupo de praticantes. Discutem-se as implicações dos benefícios do exercício outdoor na promoção de estilos de vida saudáveis.

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2014-10-28

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Loureiro, A., & Veloso, S. (2014). Exercício Físico Outdoor, Bem-Estar e Conectividade com a Natureza. Psico, 45(3), 299–304. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2014.3.19180

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Espaços Abertos, Ambientes Naturais e Construídos