RecruitingBehavioural intervention
Effects of Walking in Greenspace and the Built Environment in Adults With Prediabetes: A Randomized Crossover Trial
The goal of this randomized crossover trial is to compare the differences in psychological and physiological effects of walking in two different outdoor environments (urban/suburban commercial environments vs. urban/suburban nature areas/preserves) in adults with prediabetes. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Do psychological measures of stress, anxiety, and affect improve more in one type of outdoor environment over the other?
* Do physiological measures of stress improve more in one type of outdoor environment over the other?
As this is a crossover trial, participants will serve as their own controls. Researchers will compare both the psychological and physiological effects walking in the two types of outdoor environments.
Participants will:
* Walk 150-minutes per week for six weeks in each of the two outdoor conditions.
* Visit the clinic four times, including before and after each six-week walking period.
* Collect saliva samples immediately proceeding or following the four clinic visits.
* Return to their pre-study level of physical activity for a 5-week washout period between each of the two walking interventions.