Keep Active
One of the most important tips for keeping healthy, for people of all ages, is to keep physically active. Our bodies were not designed to sit most of the day at work, home or in a office.
| Benefits of physical activity | National Heart Foundation | ||
| Kids are born to move | Sparc | ||
| Resources for children & families | |||
| How much activity should I do? | Ministry of Health | ||
| Be Active Every Day | HealthEd Govt | 2 Pages | |
| Pamphlet | |||
| Activity guidelines for children | Sparc | ||
| Action packs | Sparc | ||
| Getting Kids Active | Healthy Kids | ||
| Australian Website | |||
| Think Active | Better Health Channel | ||
| Overcoming the barriers | Better Health Channel | ||
| Ideas for getting active | Sparc | ||
| Helping Maori to get more active | Sparc | ||
| National Sporting Organisations | Sparc | ||
| Physical Activity Toolkit | Ministry of Health | 706 Kb | |
| Walking activities and groups | WalkIT | ||
| Walking tips | Better Health Channel | ||
| Push Play in your Region | Sparc | ||
| Physical activity programmes database | ANA - Agencies for Nutrition Action | ||
| Injury prevention | ACC | ||
| Sport safety | ACC | ||
| Exercise levels and what to expect | Better Health Channel | ||
| When health checks are necessary | CDC | ||
| Getting started print-outs | Sparc | ||
| Various activity programmes | Sparc | ||
| YMCA recreation | YMCA | ||
| Mapping your route | Map My Run | ||
| Be active every day | HealthEd Govt | ||