Restorative experiences across seasons? Effects of outdoor walking and relaxation exercise during lunch breaks in summer and winter

This study aimed to explore whether a walk outdoors during lunch break would promote restorative experiences for sample of office workers (N = 52), compared following instructions from an online video progressive muscle relaxation. Furthermore, the compare impact winter in summer landscape. Compared baseline measures, walking and were both associated with significantly increased subjective vitality psychological detachment work, but there no significant differences these specific wellbeing indicators between conditions. The indoor relaxation exercise had effect on participants who session reported increase vitality. Active outdoor restoration seems have beneficial mental wellbeing, while may also some benefits.