Parkrun gave participants a sense of community, belonging, and accomplishment. Here’s our take on how temporary alternatives can do the same.
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Long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with stomach ulcers, kidney injuries and cardiovascular side effects.
Running (or walking) with others is good for health and social connections. But you don’t have to aim for marathons.
Open public spaces are good for mind and body – we shouldn’t have to pay to use them.
A parish council’s decision to charge parkrunners for using their parks may seem like a storm in a tea cup – but it’s an important test case.
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Professor in Clinical Pharmacy and Drug Safety, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Gender Equity in Sport, Griffith University
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Professor in Behavioural Neuroscience, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer, Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University
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Postdoctoral research assistant at the Welsh Institute of Physical Activity, Health & Sport (WIPAHS), Swansea University
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Associate Professor and Director of Planning and Real Estate, Heriot-Watt University
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Sport and Exercise Medicine Doctor, Queen Mary University of London
