PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF WALKING IN SHINJUKU GYOEN : A LARGE-SCALE URBAN GREEN AREA

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  • MATSUBA Naoya
    Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University
  • LEE Juyoung
    Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University
  • PARK Bum-Jin
    Department of Environment & Forest Resources, Chungnam National University
  • LEE Minsun
    Department of Horticulture Sciences, Chungnam National University
  • SONG Chorong
    Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University
  • MIYAZAKI Yoshifumi
    Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University

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  • 大規模都市緑地における歩行がもたらす生理的影響 : 新宿御苑における実験

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The physiological effects of walking in Shinjuku Gyoen were examined by investigating heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV). Subjective feelings of being "comfortable," "natural," and "calm" were also assessed by a questionnaire. The subjects included 18 male university students aged 20-23 years (mean±SD: 21.0±0.8 years). Physiological measurements were recorded while the subjects walked a predetermined course in Shinjuku Gyoen and around Shinjuku station (control) for 14min. The results were as follows: (1) the power of the In HF component of the HRV was significantly higher, (2) heart rate was significantly lower, and (3) "comfortable," "natural," and "calm" feelings were significantly higher in the subjects while walking through Shinjuku Gyoen than while walking around Shinjuku station.

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