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We’re excited that our partnership with the Heart Foundation is underway. Together, we want to highlight the benefits of being active and provide lots of opportunities for Australians to take part in a local physical activity.
The Heart Foundation have a long history of getting people moving with their walking program, with their walking groups pounding the pavement across the country. Their new app offers step challenges for solo walkers. This weekend we’re inviting Heart Foundation walkers to visit their local parkrun and find out more about our weekly runs – please make them feel welcome – you might spot them by their red t-shirts!
Hear from Nola, a long time Heart Foundation Walker, who loves to mix up her group walking with a parkrun every week.
A recent research paper published in the academic journal Psychology, Health and Medicine has highlighted the wide-ranging benefits of parkrun for those living with a mental health condition. The impacts were found to be greatest for those who walk or run, as well as volunteer. A team of researchers undertook a detailed analysis of…
Five kilometres. 5,000 metres. 500,000 centimetres. 5,000,000 millimetres. 3.1 miles. However you think of it, parkrun is the same distance every week. However, some weeks it can feel a lot, lot longer! Here are five mental tricks you can use to make your weekly parkrun feel like a walk, jog or run in the…
