Walking on sunshine: scoping review of the evidence for walking and mental health

Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: individual participant pooled analysis of 50 225 walkers from 11 population British cohorts

(2018) Emmanuel Stamatakis et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Affective responses in mountain hiking—A randomized crossover trial focusing on differences between indoor and outdoor activity

(2017) Martin Niedermeier et al.   PLoS One

Among Inpatients, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity Is Negatively Associated With Time Spent Walking

(2016) Simon Rosenbaum et al.   JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE

Physical Activity for Cognitive and Mental Health in Youth: A Systematic Review of Mechanisms

(2016) D. Lubans et al.   PEDIATRICS

Commuting and wellbeing in London: The roles of commute mode and local public transport connectivity

(2016) Samuel Chng et al.   PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Association between walking, dysphoric mood and anxiety in late pregnancy: A cross-sectional study

(2016) Danica Petrovic et al.   PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

“Every Step Counts!”: Effects of a Structured Walking Intervention in a Community-Based Senior Organization

(2016) Johan Pelssers et al.   JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Physical Activity and Mental Well-being in a Cohort Aged 60–64 Years

(2015) Stephanie V. Black et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Don't worry, be happy: cross-sectional associations between physical activity and happiness in 15 European countries

(2015) Justin Richards et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Is there evidence that walking groups have health benefits? A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2015) Sarah Hanson et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Effect of pedometer-based walking on depression, anxiety and insomnia among postmenopausal women

(2015) P. Abedi et al.   CLIMACTERIC

The Global Burden of Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders: An Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

(2015) Harvey A. Whiteford et al.   PLoS One

Systematic review and meta-analysis of reduction in all-cause mortality from walking and cycling and shape of dose response relationship

(2014) Paul Kelly et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Does active commuting improve psychological wellbeing? Longitudinal evidence from eighteen waves of the British Household Panel Survey

(2014) Adam Martin et al.   PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Moving beyond Green: Exploring the Relationship of Environment Type and Indicators of Perceived Environmental Quality on Emotional Well-Being following Group Walks

(2014) Melissa Marselle et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Regular exercise is associated with emotional resilience to acute stress in healthy adults

(2014) Emma Childs et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Physical Activity and the Prevention of Depression

(2013) George Mammen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Mindful Walking in Psychologically Distressed Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2013) M. Teut et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Exercise and the treatment of depression: A review of the exercise program variables

(2013) Robert Stanton et al.   JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT

When walking in nature is not restorative—The role of prospect and refuge

(2013) Birgitta Gatersleben et al.   HEALTH & PLACE

Relationships between the perceived neighborhood social environment and walking for transportation among older adults

(2013) Jelle Van Cauwenberg et al.   SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Walking for Well-Being: Are Group Walks in Certain Types of Natural Environments Better for Well-Being than Group Walks in Urban Environments?

(2013) Melissa Marselle et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Physiological and psychological effects of walking on young males in urban parks in winter

(2013) Chorong Song et al.   Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Effects of woodland walking on salivary stress markers cortisol and chromogranin A

(2012) Masahiro Toda et al.   COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE

Increasing older adults' walking through primary care: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial

(2012) N. Mutrie et al.   FAMILY PRACTICE

Dose–response relationships between physical activity, walking and health-related quality of life in mid-age and older women

(2012) Kristiann C Heesch et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Effects of Intervention Using a Community-Based Walking Program for Prevention of Mental Decline: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2012) Yohko Maki et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Differences of psychological effects between meditative and athletic walking in a forest and gymnasium

(2012) Yoon-Kyung Shin et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Relation Between Clinical Depression Risk and Physical Activity and Time Spent Watching Television in Older Women: A 10-Year Prospective Follow-up Study

(2011) M. Lucas et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Does Participating in Physical Activity in Outdoor Natural Environments Have a Greater Effect on Physical and Mental Wellbeing than Physical Activity Indoors? A Systematic Review

(2011) J. Thompson Coon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

A systematic review of evidence for the added benefits to health of exposure to natural environments

(2010) Diana E Bowler et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Effects of Yoga Versus Walking on Mood, Anxiety, and Brain GABA Levels: A Randomized Controlled MRS Study

(2010) Chris C. Streeter et al.   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Effect of Walking Distance on 8-Year Incident Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Men with and without Chronic Disease: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study

(2010) Toby L. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY

Factors Associated With Psychological Distress in a Community-Dwelling Japanese Population: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study

(2009) Shinichi Kuriyama et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

The relationship between physical activity and mental health varies across activity intensity levels and dimensions of mental health among women and men

(2009) Melinda Asztalos et al.   PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION