MSPs join jogging session
Updated on 18 February 2008
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon and Public Health Minister Shona Robison are due to take part in a jogging session to show their support for healthy living initiative jogscotland.
The two MSPs will join other runners at the event in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.
The scheme aims to encourage Scots to become more active through structured walking, jogging and running programmes tailored for all levels of ability.
It was started in 2002 by scottishathletics with support from the Scottish Government's healthy living campaign.
The manager of jogscotland Alistair Currie and jog leaders from the Bellahouston men's jogging group and the award winning University of Edinburgh group will also be at the session.
Jogscotland describes itself as "Scotland's very own recreational running network".
It trains leaders, and provides support, advice and promotion for jogging groups across the country in local communities and in workplace settings around the country.
It also organises the Co-op jogscotland 5k Challenges and runs a Junior programme that uses fun running based games to get children active.
Other projects include jogging groups for young mothers and all male jogging groups.
The jogscotland programme is supported by NHS Health Scotland, sportscotland and the Scottish Executive Health Department.
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