Physical Activity and Human Comfort Correlation in an Urban Park in Hot and Humid Conditions

Abstract

Urban parks offer the ideal location and opportunities for physical activities to improve human psychological wellbeing. This study investigates the people's perception of their physical activities at the Shah Alam Lake Garden, Malaysia under hot and humid microclimate conditions. A total of 438 respondents were interviewed on their perception related to the activities they were engaged in and their sensation of microclimatic conditions. The paper studies the psychological and physical mechanisms involved in outdoor activity and weather assessment. The influences of microclimatic conditions and the site settings of urban parks are verified. The findings show significant correlation between adaptive thermal comfort and chosen physical activity in a particular setting.