Active Living
Simple Active Living Guidelines
Some simple guidelines to assist you to lead a more active life include:
- Think of movement as an opportunity, not an inconvenience.
- Be active every day in as many ways as you can.
- For adults, put together at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity per day on most, preferably all days.
- For children and youth, aim for at least one hour of moderate intensity physical activity per each day.
Active living is an important part of achieving a healthy lifestyle.
It doesn't take much to gain many benefits from becoming more active. As little as 30 minutes a day can improve your bones and muscles, reduce the risk of illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer and increase your overall energy levels. (Victorian Government, 2006).
There are many opportunities to be active every day. This page has been developed to provide a range of resources to assist you, your family and community to be active each and every day - whether it’s through organised programs or recreational activities.
Useful links for Active Living and Physical Activity external to this site:
National Physical Activity Guidelines (click to follow link).
Active Living Programs
Active-Ate
Active-Ate is a collection of resources developed to promote physical activity and nutrition in primary schools. Visit site »
10,000 Steps
10,000 Steps is a free program that encourages you to use a step-counting pedometer to track your daily physical activity levels. The website also contains resources to promote physical activity in your workplace and community. Visit site »
Steady Steps
Steady Steps has been developed by Fitness Queensland in collaboration with Queensland Health and Sport and Recreation Queensland. The program includes gentle exercise and practical information on how to minimise the risk of having a fall. Visit site »
Travel Smart
Queensland Transport
Includes toolkits, audits and resources to assist local government and schools to plan better and more active transport choices such as walking and cycling. Visit site »
Government Sites, Guidelines And Information
Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation
Contains physical activity tips, program resources and access to heaps of activity ideas including Get Active Gateway, Kids Playground and School Community sections. Visit site »
Australian Sports Commission
The Australian Sports Commission Website contains information around sport and disability, women, indigenous, clubs, juniors and the Active After School Communities program. Visit site »
Working Together for a Healthy Active Australia
Australian Government Department of Health and Aging
The site provides access to practical information and up-dates for families, parents, teenagers, children and their carers and older Australians on healthy eating, regular physical activity and issues such as being overweight, particularly for children and adolescents and active living. Visit site »
Get Moving
Australian Government
This website contains lots of good ideas for fun ways to get moving and information around why it is important to move each day. Visit site »
Find your 30
Queensland Government
Contains activities and quizzes, information, tips and tools for good nutrition and getting active at least 30 minutes a day. 
Contains activities and quizzes, information, tips and tools for good nutrition and getting active at least 30 minutes a day. Visit site »
National Physical Activity Guidelines
Australian Government Department of Health and Aging
Provides national guidelines for physical activity for Children and Adults in Australia as well as evidence, research and resources. Visit site »
Organisations
Kids Health and Fitness
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Kelloggs & the National Heart Foundation of Australia
The following resources are designed to assist teachers in promoting physical activity to children and adolescents in a school environment. Visit site »
Centre for Health Promotion - Physical Activity, Health and Nutrition
Children's Health Development Foundation
Contains great resources and links with a particular focus on resources for schools and childcare centres. Visit site »
National Heart Foundation Australia
The website of the National Heart Foundation. Includes information on healthy living and helpful tips to get your family moving as well as information on the Jump Rope for Heart and Heart Foundation walking programs. Follow the ‘Professional information - Lifestyle risk – physical activity – active by design’ tabs to find resources for councils and planners to create supportive environments for active living including council case studies, audit tools and downloadable documents such as ‘ Healthy by Design: A planners guide to environments for active living’. Visit site »
Queensland Keep Fit Association
The Queensland Keep Fit Association provides community-based fitness delivered by accredited instructors in a variety of community venues under the banner of ‘Active for Life’. Visit site »
The Parents Jury
An organisation which advocates for supportive environments for physical activity and nutrition in Australia. Visit site »