Doctors' Notes: Walking

Podcast: What's Up Docs? · BBC Radio 4

Opublikowano: 2026-08-25

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. If you’d like to share your thoughts on this or any other topic covered on the...