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Article

Green Physical Activity Indicator: Health, Physical Activity and Spending Time Outdoors Related to Residents Preference for Greenery

by
Dagmara Stangierska
1,*,
Beata Fornal-Pieniak
2,
Paweł Szumigała
3,
Katarzyna Widera
4,
Barbara Żarska
2 and
Karolina Szumigała
3
1
Department of Pomology and Horticulture Economics, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland
2
Department of Environmental Protection and Dendrology, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
3
Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agronomy, Horticulture and Bioengineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, ul. Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland
4
Department of Economics, Finance, Regional and International Research, Faculty of Economics and Management, Opole University of Technology, Prószkowska 76, 45-758 Opole, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1242; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021242
Submission received: 12 December 2022 / Revised: 5 January 2023 / Accepted: 8 January 2023 / Published: 10 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Human in a Safe and Healthy Urban Environment)
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Abstract

Spending time in the natural outdoor environment is a part of a healthy lifestyle. This study focused on identifying elements of green infrastructure that have a positive impact on both increasing physical activity, spending time outdoors and improving overall health. The aim of the research was to identify which elements of the settlement units’ green and blue infrastructure, related to residents’ preferences for greenery, influence more physical activity and spending time in green spaces and improve the healthy feeling of users as perceived by respondents. A total of 721 respondents from Poland took part in the survey. Using multiple regression models, the factors that influence an increase in outdoor physical activity Green Physical Activity Index (GPAI) were: using green spaces for exercise, spending time outdoors, exposure to nature and sufficiently large amounts of green space in the neighborhood and proximity to places to walk the dog. In contrast, physical activity has been shown to improve feeling healthy (health declaration). The main findings show that the increase in physical activity outdoors (GPAI) is positively influenced by factors related to respondents’ reasons for being outdoors, rather than the attractiveness and availability of green infrastructure. The research confirmed the necessity of arranging green areas with rich offerings in terms of a variety of activities for leisure visitors, to give them more opportunities for being outdoors.
Keywords: greenery; green spaces; feeling healthy; health declaration; physical activity greenery; green spaces; feeling healthy; health declaration; physical activity

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Stangierska, D.; Fornal-Pieniak, B.; Szumigała, P.; Widera, K.; Żarska, B.; Szumigała, K. Green Physical Activity Indicator: Health, Physical Activity and Spending Time Outdoors Related to Residents Preference for Greenery. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 1242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021242

AMA Style

Stangierska D, Fornal-Pieniak B, Szumigała P, Widera K, Żarska B, Szumigała K. Green Physical Activity Indicator: Health, Physical Activity and Spending Time Outdoors Related to Residents Preference for Greenery. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(2):1242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021242

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Stangierska, Dagmara, Beata Fornal-Pieniak, Paweł Szumigała, Katarzyna Widera, Barbara Żarska, and Karolina Szumigała. 2023. "Green Physical Activity Indicator: Health, Physical Activity and Spending Time Outdoors Related to Residents Preference for Greenery" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 2: 1242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021242

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Stangierska, D., Fornal-Pieniak, B., Szumigała, P., Widera, K., Żarska, B., & Szumigała, K. (2023). Green Physical Activity Indicator: Health, Physical Activity and Spending Time Outdoors Related to Residents Preference for Greenery. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021242

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