Exercise
Outdoor loaded or unloaded terrain walking with cardiorespiratory and mental-health benefits.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.
Composite Rating
Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.
Evidence Intensity
100/100
High depth from human/RCT/meta counts
Community Direction
0
Mixed / Neutral • confidence Low
Safety Friction
72/100
Moderate signal from adverse/interaction markers
Data Completeness
100%
Studies 18 • mentions 3 • links 27
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Intensity: moderate.[120,1221,2079, etc.]
Weekly dose: 1-3 sessions/week.[120,1221,2079, etc.]
Best fit: Users combining aerobic training with nature exposure..[120,1221,2079, etc.]
Goal alignment: Heart Health, Mood, Stress Resilience, Longevity.[120,1221,2079, etc.]
Training Intensity
Moderate
Evidence Tier
HIGH
Weekly Dose
1-3 sessions/week
Clinical Depth
Humans: 225 • RCTs: 32 • Meta: 1
Cohort / Real-World
Cohort signals: 22
Safety Markers
Adverse signals: 38 • Interactions: 0
Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item
Status
Trend
→ Stable evidence base
Depth
225 total studies · 3 recent
Timeline
Total indexed
225
Human studies
225
Safety adverse signals
38
Cardiovascular signals
35
Metabolic signals
33
Randomized trials
32
Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)
High when there are replicated human meta-analyses or substantial human RCT/cohort depth.
Total indexed
225
Human studies
225
Safety adverse signals
38
Cardiovascular signals
35
Metabolic signals
33
Randomized trials
32
Cohort signals
22
Body-composition signals
8
Neurocognitive signals
5
In vitro / tissue
2
Meta-analyses
1
Distribution of evidence by study design strength
Evidence Strength: High
PMID 40202971 • 2025
Effects of nitrate supplements on cardiopulmonary fitness at high altitude: A meta-analysis of nine randomized controlled trials.
PLoS One
Open PubMedPMID 36674227 • 2023 Jan 13
Long-Term Effects of Mountain Hiking vs. Forest Therapy on Physical and Mental Health of Couples: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Open PubMedPMID 37189100 • 2023 May 15
Effects of a randomized controlled hiking intervention on daily activities, sleep, and stress among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Benefit reports: 0
Adverse reports: 0
No-effect reports: 0
Mixed reports: 0
Unclear reports: 3
Signal confidence: 0.25
Benefits
Adverse
No Effect
Community confidence 0.25 with mentions: benefit 0, adverse 0, no-effect 0.
Subreddit coverage: Biohackers, sleep, stopdrinking.
post • r/Biohackers • unclear
Which ring for hiking and sleep insights?
Open mentionpost • r/stopdrinking • unclear
How do you reward yourself on a Friday night without alcohol? Just curious what you all do. If you don’t work the typical 9-5 M-F, I really mean “how do you reward yourself after work on the last day before you have some time off?” I’m new…
Open mentionpost • r/sleep • unclear
What is a good sleeping bag and pillow for stomach sleeper camping/hiking? I'm going hiking with my friends next week. It's my first time, and my friends are preparing almost everything, so I only need to take care of myself. I'm a stomach…
Open mentionEvidence Sources
PUBMED • Human exercise literature
Counts from structured exercise-focused PubMed query set.
Outcome: Humans 225, RCT 32, meta 1, cohort 22, cardio signals 35, metabolic signals 33.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 40202971 from PLoS One.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[, etc.]
Best Fit
Users combining aerobic training with nature exposure.
No directional mention volume was resolved; fallback profile metadata is shown in other sections.
Animal-only studies
0
Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses
BMC Public Health
PMID 35409532 • 2022 Mar 24
Sustainability of Hiking in Combination with Coaching in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Quality of Life.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Open PubMedPMID 31181728 • 2019 Jun 8
Winter Exercise Reduces Allergic Airway Inflammation: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Open PubMedPMID 31004732 • 2019 Jul 15
Effects of moderate mountain hiking and balneotherapy on community-dwelling older people: A randomized controlled trial.
Exp Gerontol
Open PubMedPMID 22158090 • 2012 Oct
Workload comparison between hiking and indoor physical activity.
J Strength Cond Res
Open PubMedPMID 41052946 • 2025
Activité physique au cours de la grossesse physiologique dans la région de Lyon : étude descriptive par questionnaire dans dix maternités.
Sante Publique
Open PubMedPMID 36231313 • 2022 Sep 22
The Development and Acceptability of a Wilderness Programme to Support the Health and Well-Being of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: The WAYA Programme.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Open PubMedPMID 32501110 • 2020 Aug
Return to Sports and Activity After Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis: A Systematic Review.
Foot Ankle Int
Open PubMedPMID 35712287 • 2022
Physical Activity Behavior During and After COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders-A Longitudinal Study in the Austrian, German, and Italian Alps.
Front Public Health
Open PubMedPMID 36554284 • 2022 Dec 7
The Factors and Relationships Influencing Forest Hiking Exercise Characteristics after COVID-19 Occurrence: At Seoul Metropolitan Area and in Hikers' 20s and 30s.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Open PubMedPMID 31501021 • 2020 Jan
Pterins as diagnostic markers of exercise-induced stress: a systematic review.
J Sci Med Sport
Open PubMedPMID 23806034 • 2013 Aug 31
Altitude training improves glycemic control.
Chin J Physiol
Open PubMedPMID 37294539 • 2023 Sep
The Type 1 Diabetes and EXercise Initiative: Predicting Hypoglycemia Risk During Exercise for Participants with Type 1 Diabetes Using Repeated Measures Random Forest.
Diabetes Technol Ther
Open PubMedPMID 34267272 • 2021 Jul 15
Downhill hiking improves low-grade inflammation, triglycerides, body weight and glucose tolerance.
Sci Rep
Open PubMedPMID 29887347 • 2018 Sep
Metabolic Demand of Hiking in Wildland Firefighting.
Wilderness Environ Med
Open PubMedPMID 38956795 • 2024 Jul
Adjunctive hiking bouts during 8 weeks regular sailing training improves cardiorespiratory and muscular responses during hiking emulation in highly trained sailors.
Eur J Sport Sci
Open PubMedCommunity Sources
PUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 36674227 from Int J Environ Res Public Health.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37189100 from BMC Public Health.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 35409532 from Int J Environ Res Public Health.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 31181728 from Int J Environ Res Public Health.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 31004732 from Exp Gerontol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2012 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 22158090 from J Strength Cond Res.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 41052946 from Sante Publique.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 36231313 from Int J Environ Res Public Health.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 32501110 from Foot Ankle Int.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 35712287 from Front Public Health.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 36554284 from Int J Environ Res Public Health.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2020 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 31501021 from J Sci Med Sport.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2013 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 23806034 from Chin J Physiol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37294539 from Diabetes Technol Ther.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 34267272 from Sci Rep.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2018 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 29887347 from Wilderness Environ Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38956795 from Eur J Sport Sci.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2079,2208,3028, etc.]
Open source