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A Parkrun event at Rouse Hill in Sydney Source: AAP / PAUL RAINBOW/PR IMAGE

Doctors are tackling rising chronic illness in new ways after the COVID-19 pandemic forced more sedentary habits on many people, who are now keen to regain active social lifestyles.


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By Brooke Young

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Doctors are tackling rising chronic illness in new ways after the COVID-19 pandemic forced more sedentary habits on many people, who are now keen to regain active social lifestyles.



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