Forest exercise reduces cardiovascular disease risk by 4.7%.

I know that forests have healing properties.

It also reduces the incidence of cardiovascular disease..

When the heat subsides, I should go hiking with the kids more often.

When I'm at home with my kids, we just watch TV and fight...

I want to take care of my health and spend quality time with my family.. haha

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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Announces Effectiveness of Forest Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
The Korea Forest Service (KFS) is establishing a customized forest healing supply system and expanding access opportunities.

A forest healing experience. (Photo provided by the National Institute of Forest Science, Korea Forest Service)/News 1

(Daejeon/Chungnam=News 1) Reporter Park Chan-su = The research team at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital is drawing attention by releasing research results showing that 'forest exercise reduces the absolute risk of developing cardiovascular disease by an average of 4.7%.'

According to the National Institute of Forest Science (Director Bae Jae-soo) of the Korea Forest Service on the 1st, an expert seminar was recently held to understand the effects of forest healing from the medical community's perspective and the direction of research promotion.

At the seminar held on this day, the research team of Jong-Young Lee of the Department of Cardiology at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital presented a forest exercise-based intensive cardiac rehabilitation program for middle-aged patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Intensive  Cardiac  Rehabilitation , ICR ) and announced its development and effectiveness.

The research team analyzed exercise intensity according to forest trail terrain based on the exercise prescription guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine and applied it to the program. As a result, forest exercise reduced the absolute risk of cardiovascular disease by an average of 4.7%.

Professor Lee Jong-young of the Department of Cardiology at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital said, “This study confirmed that forest exercise can be safely used for the prevention and rehabilitation of cardiovascular disease.” He also suggested, “In order to promote forest healing, we need to establish a network of disease recovery and prevention programs linked to forest healing facilities and medical institutions, and specialize programs based on clinical research.”

Lee Yeon-hee, a researcher at the Forest Human Services Research Division of the National Institute of Forest Science, said, “Accessibility is a critical issue for the spread of forest healing,” and added, “We will establish a customized supply system that meets the needs and characteristics of users, and identify potential demand linked to other fields to expand opportunities for forest healing use.”