Chrissie Wellington

Datos Biográficos

ID6575952
NOMBREChrissie Wellington
NOMBRESChrissie
APELLIDOWellington
FIRMAWELLINGTON C
AFILIACIONESparkrun London UK
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2023
ÍNDICE H0

  • Change in health, wellbeing and physical activity levels during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessHelen Quirk, Steve Haake et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2023

    Lockdown restrictions imposed across the UK in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a profound impact on many people’s health and wellbeing. People were encouraged to be active, but population surveys suggest some groups found this easier than others. We explored the changes in health, wellbeing and physical activity levels among a sample in the UK who experienced the sudden loss of a weekly community-based physical ac…

  • Barriers to initiating and maintaining participation in parkrun

    Open AccessLindsey Reece, L J Reece et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Interventions that increase population physical activity are required to promote health and wellbeing. parkrun delivers community-based, 5 km events worldwide yet 43% who register never participate in a parkrun event. This research had two objectives; i) explore the demographics of people who register for parkrun in United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, and don't initiate or maintain participation ii) understand the barriers to participating in par…

  • Exploring the benefits of participation in community-based running and walking events

    Open AccessHelen Quirk, Alice Bullas et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    The least active respondents from the most socioeconomically deprived areas reported increases to their activity levels and benefits to health and wellbeing since participating in parkrun. Whilst the challenge of identifying how community initiatives like parkrun can better engage with underrepresented populations remains, if this can be achieved they could have a critical public health role in addressing inequalities in benefits associated with …

  • Collaboration between primary care and a voluntary, community sector organisation

    Open AccessJoanna Fleming, Chrissie Wellington et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2020Referencias: 2

    Voluntary and community sector organisations are increasing their role in supporting primary care services through 'social prescribing'. parkrun is a charity that delivers free, weekly 5 km events, on a Saturday morning in areas of open space across the UK and globally. In June 2018, parkrun and the Royal College of General Practitioners launched an initiative to encourage the linking of general practitioner practices and local parkrun events. Th…