Understanding outdoor gyms in public open spaces: a systematic review and integrative synthesis of qualitative and quantitative evidence

JLC Lee, TLT Lo, RTH Ho - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2018 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: An outdoor gym (OG) is environmental infrastructure built in a public open
space to promote structured physical activity. The provision of OGs is increasingly seen as …

Innovative and assistive ehealth technologies for smart therapeutic and rehabilitation outdoor spaces for the elderly demographic

B Marques, J McIntosh, A Valera… - Multimodal Technologies …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of technology for social connectivity and achieving engagement goals is
increasingly essential to the overall well-being of our rapidly ageing population. While much …

“Enticing” but not necessarily a “space designed for me”: experiences of urban park use by older adults with disability

M Perry, L Cotes, B Horton, R Kunac, I Snell… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban parks are spaces that can enhance older adults' physical, social and psychological
wellbeing. As the prevalence of older adults with disability increases, it is important that …

Therapeutic environments and the role of physiological factors in creating inclusive psychological and socio-cultural landscapes

J McIntosh, B Marques, J Cornwall, C Kershaw… - Ageing international, 2022 - Springer
The outdoor environment offers an important platform for engaging older adults from a
variety of social, cultural and ethnic orientations for the purpose of improving or maintaining …

[PDF][PDF] Healing spaces: Improving health and wellbeing for the elderly through therapeutic landscape design

B Marques, J McIntosh, C Kershaw - 2019 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
Existing research supports a wide range of positive effects for physical, mental and social
wellbeing from outdoor exercise, particularly through engagement with nature, however few …

[PDF][PDF] The use of VR for creating therapeutic environments for the health and wellbeing of military personnel, their families and their communities

J McIntosh, M Rodgers, B Marques, A Gibbard - 2019 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
© Wichmann Verlag, VDE VERLAG GMBH·. A military lifestyle can have profound impacts
on an individual's health and wellbeing. In-creasingly, new technologies such as the …

[HTML][HTML] Becoming one with nature: a nature intervention for individuals living with cancer participating in a ten-week group exercise and wellness program

SL Morris, I Newhouse, T Larocque… - … Journal of Exercise …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Positive outcomes for psychological and physiological health have resulted from a nature
experience. However, evidence is limited for nature-based interventions and their effect on a …

Design & development of IoT based rehabilitation outdoor landscape for gait phase recognition

A Gaddam, T Wilkin, M Angelova… - 2019 13th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over a few decades, there is a steady accretion of life expectancy in many countries.
Significant advances in modern healthcare technologies, medicines and overall health care …

[图书][B] Pathways to well-being in design: Examples from the arts, humanities and the built environment

R Coles, S Costa, S Watson - 2018 - books.google.com
How can we achieve and promote well-being? Drawing on examples from the arts,
humanities and design, this book brings together work from a wide range of areas to reveal …

Healthy streets: adopting international benchmarks in medium density cities

J McIntosh, B Marques, M Smith… - Urban Policy and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, large cities are implementing guidelines to ensure that environment, economics
and sociality are at the forefront of urban design. Promotion of healthier streets has created …