
Curious about physical activity?
Check out some helpful resources below
For clinicians
Safe exercise at home for older people
Physiopedia - the largest Physiotherapy resource in the world explains the importance of promoting physical activity to all patients.
Time limited? How to promote physical activity quickly.
Identifying and overcoming barriers to physical activity
Australia's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines
The role of physical activity for preventing and managing musculoskeletal conditions
Prof. Rob Daly - Exercise for preventing frail bones, falls and fractures (webinar)
Move Your Way Campaign: Fact sheets to help you encourage physical activity
Exercise is Medicine Australia: aiming to make physical activity a standard component of chronic disease prevention and management
Physical Activity Support Kit Initiative (PASKI): Move More. Sit Less: Resources for health care providers to encourage physical activity in people across a range of chronic diseases
Promoting physical activity: Practical tips written in a 2019 edition of InTouch
For researchers
Sedentary behaviour questionnaires - from the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network
Physical Activity Questionnaires (PAQ) Validation Studies
Australian Bureau of Statistics - How many Australians are physically active?
For everyone
Safe exercise at home for older people
Safe exercise for people with cancer
Moving Medicine - Evidence based information about how physical activity can help in a number of conditions
Sit less, get active - free online course for healthcare professionals and the general public
Exercise Works! - a global Movement for Movement
Choose Health: Be Active - A physical activity guide for older Australians
Make your move – Sit less Be active for life! - A plain-language resource explaining physical activity and sedentary behaviour recommendations
Healthy Weight Guide - A useful resource to help you calculate your healthiest weight and achieve it
Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise - A guide developed for The American College of Cardiology
Promoting physical activity - Strategies for physios
Exercise reduces falls risk - Summary of a high-quality Cochrane review
Physical activity guidelines (American) - A PowerPoint presentation to use when sharing the guidelines with peers and patients
Physical activity, every bit counts - A guide on how to get started and maintain PA by the Heart Foundation