Parkrun UK teams up with RCGP to 'prescribe' active lifestyles to patients and practice staff The initiative aims to improve the health and wellbeing of health care staff, patients and carers, reducing the need for lifelong medication.
GP practices will be encouraged to develop closer links with their local parkrun to become certified 'parkrun practices', with health care practitioners signposting patients and carers to parkrun, particularly those who are the least active and have long-term health conditions.
There are currently 535 parkruns across the UK with more events starting every week, many situated close to GP practices. They are free, 5k events that take place every Saturday morning year-round in public areas of open space. Each event is coordinated entirely by local volunteers and they are accessible for people of all ages and abilities. There are also 220 2k junior parkruns for 4-14-year-olds and their families on Sunday mornings. Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
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GP practices will be encouraged to develop closer links with their local parkrun to become certified 'parkrun practices', with health care practitioners signposting patients and carers to parkrun, particularly those who are the least active and have long-term health conditions.
There are currently 535 parkruns across the UK with more events starting every week, many situated close to GP practices. They are free, 5k events that take place every Saturday morning year-round in public areas of open space. Each event is coordinated entirely by local volunteers and they are accessible for people of all ages and abilities. There are also 220 2k junior parkruns for 4-14-year-olds and their families on Sunday mornings. Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)
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