Open AccessExploring the public health potential of a mass community participation event
Author(s) -
Clare Stevinson,
Mary Hickson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdt082
Subject(s) - attendance , overweight , public health , gerontology , environmental health , medicine , psychology , demography , obesity , nursing , sociology , economics , economic growth
The role of mass participation sports events in encouraging regular physical activity is under-researched. This study explored the public health potential of parkrun, a UK-wide network of free weekly timed 5-km runs in public parks.
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