Chambers Timothy P, Poidomani Jennifer
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
Discipline of Psychological Science, Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP), Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Front Psychol. 2022 Mar 14;13:817685. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.817685. eCollection 2022.
A recent upsurge in nature-based exercise research demonstrates the potential added benefits of exercising in this context compared to more urban ones. Yet there is a lack of qualitative research investigating the lived experiences of those who participate in nature-based exercise events.
To explore the lived experience of individuals who were first-time participants in a nature-based running event.
Six participants who completed the Run Forrest trail run for the first time were individually interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were devised, and participants were invited to talk about their experiences of running in the event. Interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Following data analysis, two superordinate themes were constructed to resemble participant experiences. "Maintaining good health is vital" reflected participants' personal theory of health and their perceived benefits of exercise. "Nature as a special place" reflected the atmospheric characteristics of the event, including the pre-event set-up and the actual running event itself.
Analysis suggests that participants considered the event and natural environment to provide unique value adding opportunities that encouraged positive experiences. These results also reaffirm the positive benefits associated with nature-based exercise, including potential benefits to individual wellbeing. Further research in this context may strengthen our collective understanding regarding individual motivation towards such events.
最近基于自然的运动研究热潮表明，与更多城市环境中的运动相比，在这种环境中运动有潜在的额外益处。然而，缺乏定性研究来调查参与基于自然的运动项目的人们的实际体验。
探索首次参加基于自然的跑步活动的个人的实际体验。
对六名首次完成“阿甘跑”步道跑步的参与者进行了单独访谈。设计了半结构化访谈，并邀请参与者谈论他们在活动中的跑步体验。使用解释现象学分析对访谈进行分析。
经过数据分析，构建了两个上位主题来反映参与者的体验。“保持健康至关重要”反映了参与者的个人健康理论以及他们对运动益处的认知。“自然是一个特别的地方”反映了活动的氛围特征，包括活动前的准备和实际跑步活动本身。
分析表明，参与者认为该活动和自然环境提供了独特的增值机会，从而带来了积极的体验。这些结果也再次证实了基于自然的运动的积极益处，包括对个人幸福感的潜在益处。在这方面的进一步研究可能会加强我们对个人参与此类活动动机的集体理解。
