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Blueprint for an active Australia 

The Blueprint for an active Australia provides evidence-based actions to help address physical inactivity.

In 2019, The Heart Foundation introduced the third edition of the Blueprint for an Active Australia. This publication is the result of collaboration between The Heart Foundation and Australia’s leading experts on physical activity. It presents an irrefutable and urgent case for change, and presents evidence-based actions that can form the basis of a community-wide approach to address the major public health problem of physical inactivity. 

Australians need to get active 

Australians don’t do enough exercise. The statistics around those who are missing out on the health benefits of exercise, and therefore are putting their heart health at risk, include:  
  • 6 in 10 adults 
  • 3 in 4 seniors 
  • 8 in 10 children and young people
Too many of people are missing out on the physical activity needed for good heart health. This needs to change and the actions in our Blueprint will help.
 
The Blueprint contains 13 action areas, each contributing to the main objective of increasing the amount of time that people in Australia spend being physically active. 

Blueprint for an Active Australia (3rd edition), 2019 


Download the blueprint for an active Australia (PDF) 


Access and downlaod the individual action areas: 
Create built environments to support active livingDownload PDF
Promote physical activity before, during and after workDownload PDF
Develop healthcare systems that promote and support physical activity participationDownload PDF
Encourage more walking, cycling and public transport useDownload PDF
Promote opportunities and approaches to reduce prolonged sittingDownload PDF
Increase physical activity levels through sport and active recreation​​Download PDF
Address inequality in physical activity participationDownload PDF
Provide programs and opportunities to increase physical activity levels among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplesDownload PDF
Promote healthy development through physical activity participationDownload PDF
Support healthy and active ageingDownload PDF
Provide financial incentives to make active choices cheaper and easierDownload PDF
Promote the benefits of physical activityDownload PDF
Support the implementation of physical activity initiatives through research, monitoring and evaluationDownload PDF

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