Being physically active every day is important
for the healthy growth and development of infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. These recommendations are for all infants aged 0-5 years who have not yet started school, irrespective of cultural background, gender or ability.
Staying active regularly is essential for good physical and mental health and wellbeing. This is true no matter how young or old you are. But the amount of activity varies, depending on your age. To help Australians understand how much activity they need, we have developed physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for each age group and for pregnancy. These guidelines outline: Find the guidelines that apply to you. For infants, toddler and preschoolers (birth to 5 years) For pregnancy You can order the following printed resources by emailing or calling 02 6269 1080. Provide: Title Order ID number Make your move – sit less, be active for life – adults (18 to 64 years) NA0109 Make your move – sit less, be active for life – family guide NA0110 24-hour movement guidelines – birth to 5 years – brochure NA0116 24-hour movement guidelines – children and young people (5 to 17 years) – brochure NA0117 Physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines – pregnancy – poster NA0118 Physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines – pregnancy – brochure NA0119 Summary by ageChildren and young people
Adults
How we developed the guidelinesWe developed Australia’s physical activity guidelines based on:
We looked at how health is directly affected by:
We have summarised the scientific evidence that support each of the guidelines. |