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Christopher Gaffney, Senior Lecturer in Integrative Physiology, Lancaster University

How adding sprints to your usual jogs can boost the health benefits of running

Interval running is a form of HIIT. baranq/ Shutterstock

Running has a huge number of benefits. The popular workout can prevent disease, improve mental health and even slow the biological ageing process.

But around 31% of us aren’t regularly doing enough physical activity – including going for a run. The most commonly cited barrier to exercise is a lack of time.

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