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dc.contributor.authorStevinson, C
dc.contributor.authorHickson, Mary
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-29T08:54:04Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-08
dc.identifier.issn1741-3842
dc.identifier.issn1741-3850
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/12660
dc.description.abstract

Background: Mass participation events are recognized as a way of engaging low-active individuals in health-enhancing physical activity, but there is a need to investigate the sustained effects on behaviour and health. This study aimed to examine changes in self-reported physical activity, weight and wellbeing over 12 months in participants of parkrun, a weekly mass participation 5 km running event. Methods: New parkrun registrants (n = 354) completed self-reported measures of physical activity, weight, happiness and stress, at registration, 6 months and 12 months. Objective data on attendance and fitness (i.e. run dates and finishing times) were obtained from the parkrun database. Results: Overall physical activity levels were high at baseline, but significantly increased over the first 6 months, before declining. By 12 months, weekly physical activity was 39 min higher than baseline. Significant reductions in body mass index were observed over 12 months, with a weight loss of 1.1% in the whole sample, and 2.4% among overweight participants. Modest increases in happiness and decreases in perceived stress were recorded. Run times suggested a 12% improvement in fitness during the study. Conclusion: Significant changes in weight, fitness and wellbeing outcomes indicate the public health benefits of regular participation in parkrun.

dc.format.extent807-814
dc.format.mediumPrint
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford University Press (OUP)
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.titleChanges in physical activity, weight and wellbeing outcomes among attendees of a weekly mass participation event: a prospective 12-month study.
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30295838
plymouth.issue4
plymouth.volume41
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalJournal of Public Health
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/pubmed/fdy178
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Health Professions
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dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-09-18
dc.rights.embargodate2019-10-8
dc.identifier.eissn1741-3850
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1093/pubmed/fdy178
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2018-10-08
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review


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