GPs will prescribe bicycles under a £2bn plan to “shift gears” and overhaul couch potato lifestyles.
Boris Johnson will launch the scheme, promising thousands of miles of new protected bike lanes, cycle training for those who want it as well and bikes on prescription.
Pilot schemes will see GPs in areas with particularly poor health asked to prescribe cycling to unfit patients, with patients able to borrow bikes through their local surgery.
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