Less than a quarter of Australian children and young people are meeting the national physical activity guidelines for their age group, sparking health concerns among professionals. Gathered for the 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Young People ...

Outside school hours care (OSHC) provides an invaluable service to parents in the community, allowing more flexibility in being able to juggle their professional and family lives. However, research shows that 31-79 per cent of OSHC sessions are sedentary, giving ...

Letting kids find their own way to school, rather than dropping them off by car, is good way to keep them active, researchers have reminded parents. Their VicHealth research analysed travel data from more than 1000 primary school families who ...

Placing health and PE within education faculties sends a message that physical fitness is for all. By Tim Lynch. Is health a club? There are many sporting or physical activity clubs people can join to be amongst others with similar ...

Primary school environments have been shown to affect children’s physical activity at school. By Aileen Macalintal The University of Western Australia’s ACTIVE Schools Project investigated 27 government-funded primary schools in Perth. Dr Karen Martin, author of the study, said “the ...