Doctors' Notes: Walking

Chris and Xand van Tulleken continue their conversation about walking with Professor Steve Haake.

Recording in Sheffield's Botanical Gardens, they discuss how why creating opportunities for walking can have benefits far beyond physical health and how Steve got into researching walking. Together, they also take a closer look at public health initiatives, such as parkrun – one of the UK's most successful examples – examining why it has proved so popular and what it can teach us about encouraging lifelong physical activity.

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Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken

Guest: Professor Steve Haake

Producer: Maia Miller-Lewis

Researcher: Grace Revill

Assistant Producer: Mike Ellis

Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar

Production Manager: Lisa Lipman

Editor: Jo Rowntree

Tech Lead: Reuben Huxtable

Visual Producer: Leon Gower

Digital Lead: Richard Berry

Composer: Phoebe McFarlane

Sound Design: Melvin Rickarby

At the BBC:

Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith

Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

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