BACKGROUND Both nature exposure and green exercise (GE) provide numerous health benefits. However, there are no studies examining the impact of childhood GE on adult health. METHODS 45 healthy adults (aged 69.8 ± 8.4 years) took part in the study, wearing a Firstbeat heart rate variability (HRV) monitor for 24 hours. Participants also completed questionnaires assessing childhood and adulthood nature exposure and GE, as well as current connectedness to nature (CN), perceived stress and well-being. Pearson's correlations and linear regression were used to examine relationships between variables. RESULTS Childhood nature exposure and GE significantly predicted adult nature exposure and GE (β .317, p < 0.05) as well as CN (β = .831, p < 0.01). After controlling for childhood nature exposure and GE, CN was negatively associated with the percentage of stress over the 24-hour period (r = -.363; p < 0.05) and positively associated with HRV during sleep (r = .415; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS CN is important for adult health; however childhood nature exposure and GE are essential to developing this connection.

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生命过程中自然暴露和绿色运动对健康的影响：一项初步研究。

背景技术自然暴露和绿色运动（GE）两者均提供许多健康益处。但是，尚无研究检验儿童GE对成人健康的影响。方法45名健康成年人（年龄69.8±8.4岁）参加了研究，戴着Firstbeat心率变异性（HRV）监护仪24小时。参与者还完成了问卷调查，评估了儿童和成年期的自然暴露和GE以及当前与自然的联系（CN），感知的压力和幸福感。皮尔逊相关性和线性回归用于检验变量之间的关系。结果儿童自然暴露和GE显着预测了成人自然暴露和GE（β.317，p <0.05）以及CN（β= .831，p <0.01）。在控制了儿童期自然暴露和GE之后，CN在24小时内与压力百分比呈负相关（r = -.363; p <0.05），在睡眠期间与HRV正相关（r = .415; p <0.05）。结论CN对成人健康很重要。然而，儿童期自然暴露和GE对于建立这种联系至关重要。