Annual Meeting session · 1 CEC

Exercise-based Nature Prescription: Innovations in Outdoor Health, Safety, and Rehabilitation

As nature-based exercise interventions gain traction in healthcare, this session explores the evolving role of outdoor environments in promoting physical, mental, and social well-being. This course highlights evidence-based approaches to nature prescriptions, the dual benefits and risks of…

About this course

2026 ACSM Annual Meeting Session

What you will learn

  • Describe the evidence supporting nature prescriptions for cardiometabolic and mental health outcomes
  • Identify the physical and psychological benefits and risks associated with mountain hiking and evaluate the role of digital tools in personalizing and prescribing safe outdoor activity
  • Understand how adaptive outdoor recreation can support rehabilitation and community reintegration and learn to apply strategies to integrate nature-based exercise interventions into clinical and public health practice

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