Walking is for everyone

December 2023

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December 2023

The benefits of walking are surprising and ‘irrefutable’. There were two loads to carry when Dr Anja Mizdrak did the Abel Tasman Coast Track: her pack, but also she was 20 weeks pregnant. “It was definitely much harder than it would have been otherwise, but we did manage!”  Mizdrak is a senior research fellow in […]

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