Physical activity in natural settings: green and blue exercise

Part I: The research landscape. Friend or foe: salutogenic possibilities of the environment / David Sheffield and Ryan Lumber

Societal challenges, methodological issues and transdisciplinary approaches / Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Giovanna Calogiuri, Aoife A. Donnelly, Giles Warrington, Jürgen Beckmann, Ian Lahart, and Noel Brick

Known knowns: a systematic review of the effects of green exercise compared with exercising indoors / Ian Lahart, Patricia M. Darcy, Christopher Gidlow and Giovanna Calogiuri

The green exercise concept: two intertwining pathways to health and well-being / Mike Rogerson, Jo Barton, Jules Pretty and Valerie Gladwell

Meaning, nature and well-being / Jürgen Beckmann, Eric R. Igou, and Eric Klinger

Part II: Possible mechanisms. The cognitive neuroscience of nature: from motor cognition to grounded cognition / Christopher R. Madan, Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Jürgen Beckmann and Massimiliano Cappuccio

Affective responses to natural environments: from everyday engagement to therapeutic impact / Patricia M. Darcy, Marc Jones, and Christopher Gidlow

A remedy for boredom: natural environments as a psychological resource / Eric R. Igou and Wijnand A.P. van Tilburg

Growing resilience through connecting with nature / Stephen Smith, Evan Hunt, Moya O'Brien, and Deirdre MacIntyre

Part III: Case studies. From tracks to trails: case studies in green exercise / Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Greig Oliver, Andree Walkin, Giovanna Calogiuri, Aoife A. Donnelly, Susan Gritzka, and Maire-Treasa Ni Cheallaigh

Immersion, watersports and blueways and the blue mind: case studies in blue exercise / Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Andree Walkin, Giovanna Calogiuri, Greig Oliver, Aoife A. Donnelly, Susan Gritzka and Giles Warrington

Why outdoors? A systematic approach to examine and value the social benefits of outdoor sports / Barbara Eigenschenk and Mike McClure

'Doing' adventure: the mental health benefits of using occupational therapy approaches in adventure therapy settings / Mike Rogerson, Sinéad Kelly, Simone Coetzee, Jo Barton and Jules Pretty

Greening education: education outside the classrom in natural settings as a school-based health promotion approach for child and youth populations / Peter Bentsen, Glen Nielsen, Mads Bølling, Lærke Mygind, Matt P. Stevenson and Erik Mygind

Part IV: Future pathways. Future-thinking through technological nature: connecting or disconnecting / Giovanna Calogiuri, Sigbjørn Litleskare and Tadhg E. MacIntyre

Dreadmills: is there such a thing as sustainable exercise? / Aoife A. Donnelly, Marlena Tomkalska and Tadhg E. MacIntyre

Mindfulness and green exercise: enhancing our relationship with physical activity and the natural world / Kat Longshore, Michelle M. McAlarnen, Ryan Sappington, and Dominic Harmon

Nature-based solutions and interventions in cities: a look ahead / Tadhg E. MacIntyre, Christopher Gidlow, Méliné Baronian, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Marcus Collier, Susan Gritzka, and Giles Warrington