TY - BOOK ID - 133436628 TI - Health and Wellbeing in an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Context AU - Brymer, Eric AU - Allan, John AU - Hardwell, Ashley AU - Peacock, Suzanne AU - Hart, Melissa AU - Kay, Chris AU - Dillon, Michelle PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Lifestyle, sport & leisure KW - physical education KW - national curriculum KW - military personnel KW - psychological wellbeing KW - outdoor adventure activities KW - mental health KW - resilience KW - mental health problems KW - higher education KW - outdoor adventure KW - multi-variate quantitative analyses KW - active components of positive change KW - school children KW - transitions KW - primary and secondary school KW - nature KW - tailored outdoor education programming KW - individuality KW - adaptable productive functioning KW - green spaces KW - health and psychological well-being KW - self-determination KW - adventure KW - armed forces KW - physical activity KW - recovery KW - soldiers KW - Nature–based health interventions KW - green prescriptions KW - wilderness therapy KW - forest schools KW - green exercise KW - adherence KW - compliance KW - health KW - outdoor and adventure activities KW - outdoor therapy KW - phenomenology KW - therapeutic process KW - embodiment KW - lived-experience KW - slow adventure KW - time KW - slowness KW - wellbeing KW - cognitive dissonance KW - strategies of dissonance reduction KW - characteristics of dissonance arousal and modes of reduction KW - consonant cognitions KW - attitude and behaviour change KW - autophenomenology KW - adventure education programming KW - Ecological Dynamics KW - adventure education KW - representative design KW - outdoor and adventure sports KW - n/a KW - Nature-based health interventions UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133436628 AB - The health and wellbeing of people and the planet is currently receiving a much attention, if only because of the ongoing global crisis instigated by COVID-19. The benefits of nature for human wellbeing have been scientifically studied in multiple disciplines for over three decades. Researchers from disciplines such as ecology, sport science, psychology, tourism, medicine, forestry, environmental studies and architecture have found evidence that being in nature, interacting with nature, and feeling connected to nature are important for good health and wellbeing. In particular, physical activity in nature has been linked to wellbeing. This manuscript explores a particular type of physical activity in nature: adventure and outdoor activity. Adventure in nature is important for wellbeing, and carefully designed interventions and programs can have a profound impact. The work in this book suggests that adventure should be considered an important part of the public health offering. ER -