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[HCG19-02] Mental and Physical Restorative Effects of Forest Walking Experience during the Covid-19 Self-restraint Period - Comparison with the Pre-Pandemic Period
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Keywords:mental and physical health, forest walking, Covid-19
In this study, the effects of forest bathing on physical and mental restorativeness under pandemic conditions were investigated and examined using salivary amylase activity (physiological index), the Restorative Outcome Scale, and the Profile of Mood States. The following results were obtained.
(1) A relatively higher trend of physiological and psychological stress among the subjects was observed during the period of self-restraint during the pandemic than before the pandemic.
(2) It was shown that the physiological eustress that occurred physiologically after the pre-pandemic forest walking experience might result from a decrease in distress after the experience during the pandemic.
(3) During the period of self-restraint in the pandemic, it was shown that the experience of forest walking was to increase subjective restorativeness and mood states. Then, it brought psychological restorativeness to the same level after forest walking during the forest walking pre-pandemic period.
The results of this study indicate that forest walking during a pandemic can restore people to the same state of mind and body as before the pandemic. In the future, even in the event of a new pandemic caused by a Covid-19 variant or other infectious disease, regular forest walking can reduce the stress brought on the body and mind at any given time and can be used to manage mental and physical health, which is especially needed during an infectious disease pandemic. This can be used for mental and physical health management, particularly during an infectious disease pandemic.
(1) A relatively higher trend of physiological and psychological stress among the subjects was observed during the period of self-restraint during the pandemic than before the pandemic.
(2) It was shown that the physiological eustress that occurred physiologically after the pre-pandemic forest walking experience might result from a decrease in distress after the experience during the pandemic.
(3) During the period of self-restraint in the pandemic, it was shown that the experience of forest walking was to increase subjective restorativeness and mood states. Then, it brought psychological restorativeness to the same level after forest walking during the forest walking pre-pandemic period.
The results of this study indicate that forest walking during a pandemic can restore people to the same state of mind and body as before the pandemic. In the future, even in the event of a new pandemic caused by a Covid-19 variant or other infectious disease, regular forest walking can reduce the stress brought on the body and mind at any given time and can be used to manage mental and physical health, which is especially needed during an infectious disease pandemic. This can be used for mental and physical health management, particularly during an infectious disease pandemic.