August 23, 2025People and NatureOpen Access

‘I'm a better version of me!’ Increasing health equity through active green interventions: parkrun participants' motivators, preferences and well‐being benefits

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Observational analysis highlights increased physical activity and well-being in deprived populations, suggesting greenspace can improve health equity.

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Participation in parkrun significantly improves well-being among underserved populations, particularly women.
Initial motivators like physical fitness (93%) shift to include social interactions and stress relief over time.
Participants showed a strong preference for natural settings, with lakesides and woodlands being the most appealing.
These findings advocate for targeted interventions to enhance health equity through improved access to greenspace.

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Helen Hoyle (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af76b97567bf4f94fefaaf https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70118

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Observational analysis highlights increased physical activity and well-being in deprived populations, suggesting greenspace can improve health equity.

‘I'm a better version of me!’ Increasing health equity through active green interventions: parkrun participants' motivators, preferences and well‐being benefits

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‘I'm a better version of me!’ Increasing health equity through active green interventions: parkrun participants' motivators, preferences and well‐being benefits

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