How can we get more people with long-term health conditions involved in parkrun? A qualitative study evaluating parkrun’s PROVE project

How can we get more people with long-term health conditions involved in parkrun? A qualitative study evaluating parkrun’s PROVE project

Abstract Background People with long-term health conditions face barriers to physical activity and community health interventions despite potential life-changing benefits for self-management of their condition and wellbeing. A weekly mass participation running, walking and volunteering event called...

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Main Authors: Helen Quirk, Steve Haake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Physical activity intervention
Evaluation
parkrun
Long-term health conditions
Disability
Volunteering
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13102-019-0136-6

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