Characteristics of studies included.

Characteristics of studies included.

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In the last few years, interest about the natural environment and its influences on health conditions has been growing. In particular, physical activity interventions carried out in blue and green environment are being investigated as a potential strategy to increase health outcomes in people with and without chronic conditions. Many recent studies...

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... major concerns were related to the second domain (risk of bias due to deviations from the intended interventions) mainly because there were no blinding of participants and people delivering the intervention given that it concerns physical activity practice (item #2.2-2.3). Table 3 summarizes the principal aspects and results of the included studies evaluating the effects of PA interventions on health outcomes in healthy people over 18. The geographic origin of the studies was as follows: Australia (n = 2), Korea (n = 1), Japan (n = 1), Spain (n = 1), and Singapore (n = 1). ...
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... to this, the outcomes were heterogeneous, varying from performance tests such as balance test and handgrip test to well-being and quality of life assessed through a questionnaire. Table 3 describes the details of the included studies. ...

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