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Doctors in Scotland prescribing nature to their patients

The health initiative in this article, rolled out in Shetland is right up our street. Since October 5, doctors in Shetland have been authorised to prescribe ‘nature’ to their patients. This means getting out in the fresh air regularly, moving more, getting more vitamin D and generally taking time for yourself.

We know that being outside is of course physically beneficial, just look at us :D. It’s also mentally beneficial as we get away from the stresses of daily life, let our mind have some breathing space and do something different from our daily routine.

It’s also a chance for us all to engage in nature and the landscape around us. Here in Scotland we have so many beautiful areas to visit and sometimes we just need that push to make the time to enjoy them.

Organising run tours in Edinburgh, we are obviously out and about a lot; however we still need to make the time to get out of the city (as wonderful as it is!) and go and immerse ourselves in nature. So as well as planning another great year of run tours and developing our services in 2019 (watch this space…), we are also planning plenty more of our own escapes in the great outdoors.

So do you get your weekly dose of nature and have you any exciting outdoor adventures coming up?

Run In the Dark for a very good cause

On Wednesday 14th of November 25,000 people ran in the dark all over the world to raise funds for and awareness of the Mark Pollock Trust, a charity raising funds to cure paralysis. Here in Edinburgh, we were part of this incredible global running event on what was a very special night for us all. It was our role to organise the event here in Edinburgh, ensure the safety of the runners and to make sure everyone taking part had a great experience!

66 dedicated runners undertook a 5km in the dark, along trails and up a rather steep hill, to make it back to the warmth of the pub and a celebratory drink. There were plenty of happy smiles along the way from runners and marshals and lots of happy runners at the end.

Thank you all coming along to run with us and we hope to see you all again next year!