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If you've taken a wander around an Australian suburb this year,

especially early in the morning or after work,

you might be familiar with this noise.

Runners. And it seems there's never been more of them if the headlines are anything to go by. Run clubs are the new dating apps.

Why run clubs are gaining pace.

Run clubs are so hot right now, but why?

All stories published this year and all reflecting a growing demographic, being a runner seems

to be all the rage in 2024.

The physical benefits of running to our fitness are well known, but how is all this sprinting

and shuddling and scampering shaping our brains?

Just go for a run is mental training in itself.

And there's something about offering up that compassion to others

in the same shared challenge that you're experiencing.

You get, depending on the intensity, the endorphin release,

so you feel good after being physically active.

And as anyone who's gone on a health kick knows,

keeping your physical activity up is tough.

So what are the psychological tools people use to stay active?

I'm asking just as much for my benefit as yours,

because how do I struggle?

I can't even remember my last

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