{"id":30326,"date":"2018-03-01T14:03:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=30326"},"modified":"2018-03-01T14:03:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:03:47","slug":"run-stroke-bute-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/sport-health\/run-stroke-bute-park","title":{"rendered":"Run Against Stroke in Bute Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Keep your new year\u2019s fitness regime on track with the Resolution Run.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30329\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30329 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/ResolutionRunRunningLarge-625x352.png\" alt=\"Resolution Runs are held all across the UK by The Stroke Association to inspire community-wide fitness. \" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30329 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/ResolutionRunRunningLarge-625x352.png\" alt=\"Resolution Runs are held all across the UK by The Stroke Association to inspire community-wide fitness. \" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Resolution Runs are held all across the UK to inspire community-wide fitness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People of all ages are invited to take part in a 5k run through Bute Park to raise money for stroke awareness and and research. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>This annual event held on Sunday, March 11th in Bute Park encourages runners to help stroke survivors while\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">maintaining their own health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe tend to launch at the beginning of January, when people are making their resolution to get fit,\u201d said Stroke Association regional fundraiser, Alan Drury. \u201cObviously it doesn\u2019t have to be made on January the first. You can make the resolution any time of the year to get fitter and to have a healthier lifestyle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The run is 5 kilometers, and people of all ages and athletic abilities are invited to participate. Drury said, \u201cPeople can walk, they can jog, they can run, and do it all in their own time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEven though it is a run, it\u2019s not a race.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30333\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30333 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/MarathonBig-625x352.png\" alt=\"Group aerobics for Resolution Run warm up. \" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30333 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/MarathonBig-625x352.png\" alt=\"Group aerobics for Resolution Run warm up. \" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> It&#8217;s important to warm up before undergoing a long one, so arrive before 11am for group aerobics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strokes are the 4th largest cause of death in the United Kingdom. Since strokes damage the brain, most stroke survivors are left with a disability, which increases their chances of unemployment and depression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Risk factors for stroke include high cholesterol and blood pressure, which regular exercise can reduce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Stroke Association runs support groups to help survivors recover. \u201cWe do everything in our local support groups, from movement therapy, to help with armchair aerobics, where people sit in their chairs and do exercise classes,\u201d said Drury. \u00a0\u201cWe do speech therapy, because obviously stroke can affect your speech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some stroke survivors participate in the Resolution Run to combat the mobility issues that many are left with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30328\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/000-625x451.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"451\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30328\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/000-625x451.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"451\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By running, or sponsoring a runner, people can provide vital funds for these support groups, as well as research into the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you want to participate in the Resolution Run, email resolution@stroke.org.uk or read about on at the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stroke.org.uk\/events\/sporting-fundraising\/resolution-run-cardiff-2018\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Stroke Association website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Entry is \u00a316, and provides participants with training advice, a t-shirt and fundraising pack.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30331\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30331 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/ResolutionRunMedalsBig-625x351.png\" alt=\"Resolution Run participants 2017\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30331 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/ResolutionRunMedalsBig-625x351.png\" alt=\"Resolution Run participants 2017\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Exhausted but proud Resolution Run 2017 participants show off their medals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even if you can&#8217;t run yourself, you can still extend a helping hand.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201cCheer our runners on, to make them feel motivated and supported. Just seeing that smiling face halfway around gives you a little boost.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping your New Year&#8217;s Resolutions are tough, but maybe this 5k run can help you look after your own health and others&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":414,"featured_media":30329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[651],"class_list":["post-30326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Run Against Stroke in Bute Park - InterCardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Run Against Stroke in Bute Park - 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