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MINI REVIEW article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Environmental Health and Exposome
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1559048
This article is part of the Research Topic Physical Activity in Urban Areas: Where and When? View all articles
Night Running and Night Cycling: A Review of Sociological Drivers, Health Benefits, and their Interaction with Urban Green Spaces
Provisionally accepted- 1 北京科技大学, 北京市, China
- 2 北京体育大学, 北京市, China
This study investigates the rising trends, sociological drivers, health benefits, and the interaction of night running and night cycling with urban green spaces. Findings indicate that night running and night cycling are mainly driven by increased health awareness, changes in work patterns, social media promotion, and urban economic development. Physiologically, night running and cycling enhance cardiovascular function, alleviate stress, and improve sleep. However, air pollution, inadequate infrastructure, and safety concerns limit the sustainability of these activities. Urban green spaces play a crucial role in promoting nocturnal exercise, with improvements in lighting, safety, and recreational areas due to the growing demand for night fitness. Governments are encouraged to enhance infrastructure and optimize green space planning to foster healthier urban environments.
Keywords: night running, night cycling, Public Health, Urban green spaces, city infrastructure
Received: 11 Jan 2025; Accepted: 28 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 张, 杨 and 彭. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
天航 彭, 北京体育大学, 北京市, China
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