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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

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Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

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