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Here’s how to fight depression

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GPs will soon be prescribing free boxing classes for women suffering from depression and diabetes. I’ve been boxing for five years, says Polly Vernon in The Times, and can assure you there’s nothing better for your “body and soul”. “Boxing has made me a happier person. A better person. A bigger person – emotionally, and in biceps, bum and thighs.”