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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

Prescribe parkrun on the NHS, says charity

People take part in the parkrun at Bushy Park in London (Victoria Jones/PA) - (PA Archive)

GPs should prescribe parkruns to NHS patients, the charity which runs the scheme has said.

Hundreds of thousands of people take part in free five-kilometre running events each weekend in parks around the UK.

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