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Combining exercise with volunteering works out for members of a UK alternative to gyms

An academic study of 3,600 GoodGym members found combining running with volunteering improves mental wellbeing and reduces loneliness.

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By SYLVIA HUI LONDON (AP) — Shoveling piles of compost and clearing weeds on a cold, damp evening in London might not be most people’s idea of fun. But it’s smiles and chatter all around as a group of people in running gear put on headlamps and get to work in a community garden located on a derelict parking lot rooftop. The volunteers warmed up by jogging a mile to get to the site, and the digging, squatting and lifting they are doing is part of…

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Boston Herald broke the news in Boston, United States on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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