Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Seven Heresies of Asclepius : Behaviours that Affect Well-being / Jules Pretty and David Pencheon -- Nature in Buildings and Health Design / Stephen R. Kellert -- Green Exercise, Health and a Dose of Nature / Jo Barton, Carly Wood, Jules Pretty and Mike Rogerson -- How to get more out of the Green Exercise Experience : Insights from Attention Restoration Theory / Jason Duvall and William C. Sullivan -- Children's Connections to Nature and Green Exercise / Carly Wood, Rachel Bragg and Jules Pretty -- Learning on the Move : Green Exercise for Children and Young People / Liz O'Brien, Bianca Ambrose-Oji, Sue Waite, Jennie Aronsson and Maria Clark -- The Benefits of Blue Exercise / Mathew P. White, Sarah Bell, Lewis R. Elliott, Rebecca Jenkin, Benedict W. Wheeler and Michael H. Depledge -- Forest Bathing in Japan / Qing Li -- Healthy Parks, Healthy People : Evidence from Australia / Mardie Townsend and Claire Henderson-Wilson -- Green Care : Nature-based Interventions for Vulnerable People / Joe Sempik and Rachel Bragg -- Care Farming and Probation / Helen Elsey, Jenni Murray and Rochelle Gold -- Green Care Interventions for Youth at Risk / Jo Roberts, Jo Barton and Carly Wood -- Green Exercise in the Workplace / Valerie Gladwell and Dan Brown -- Green Exercise and Dementia / Neil Mapes -- The Benefits of Greener and Healthier Economies / Jules Pretty and Jo Barton.

The concept of green exercise has now been widely adopted and implies a synergistic health benefit of being active in the presence of nature. This book provides a balanced overview and synthesis text on all aspects of green exercise and integrates evidence from many different disciplines including physiology, ecology, psychology, sociology and the environmental sciences, and across a wide range of countries.