Older Women Who Exercise Outdoors More Likely to Stick with It Scientific American
3 month trial – 3 days per week of 1 hour postmenopausal women
Outdoor exercise 97% continued
Indoor exercise 91% continued
From Adherence to exercise and affective responses: comparison between outdoor and indoor training. Menopause Nov 2014
For only the outdoor group
Decreased Depression symptoms
Increased physical activity level
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- 60 minutes of sunlight needed to decrease vitamin D deficiency in sunny climate – Dec 2012
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- Overview Sports and vitamin D