The original intent of the project was to validate previous research findings on the impact of a park visit on emotional well-being and evaluate the contribution of participating in a physical activity in the park in relation to emotional well-being. “Overall, we found park visitors reported an improvement in emotional well-being,” said Hon K Yuen, a professor at University of Alabama in Birmingham in the US. Instead, we found time spent in the park is related to improved emotional well-being,” said Yuen. This means that potentially, all people can benefit from time in a park, according to Gavin R Jenkins, from University of Alabama in Birmingham. The study authors collected data from 98 adult park visitors, four of whom reported that they participated in the study twice.

Source: The Express Tribune February 26, 2019 09:56 UTC