Safe, healthy and active National Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines8 0-5 years 5-12 13-17 18-64 64+ years years years years Babies should be Primary school aged Young people of Adults 18-64 Older adults should encouraged to take children should take secondary school age years of age accumulate at least 30 minutes of part in physical part in a should take part in at should activity from birth, combination of least 60 minutes of accumulate moderate intensity particularly moderate and physical activity 150-300 minutes of physical activity on supervised vigorous activities every day. moderate intensity most, preferably all, floor-based play in for at least 60 physical activity each days of the week. safe environments. minutes a day. week or 75-150 minutes of vigorous intensity physical This can built up activity each week throughout the day (or an equivalent Toddlers and Children should with a variety of combination of pre-schoolers engage in activities activities. both). should be that strengthen physically active their muscles and bones on at least every day for at least three hours, spread three days per They should also throughout the day. week. Muscle engage in activities strengthening that strengthen activities should their muscles and also occur on at bones on at least least two days each Children 0-5 yrs Limit use of three days per week week. should not be electronic media for sedentary, restrained entertainment to no more than two hours or kept inactive for a day more than 1 hour at Limit use of a time , with the Minimise the amount electronic media for exception of sleeping of time spent in entertainment to no prolonged sitting. more than two hours Break up long a day periods of sitting as Less than 2 years often as possible -no screen time, 2-5 Break up long periods of sitting as years limit to less Break up long often as possible than one hour periods of sitting as screen time per day often as possible Department of Health (2014) Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines Active Healthy Kids Australia (2014). Is Sport Enough? The 2014 Active Healthy Kids Australia Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Young People. Adelaide, South Australia: Active Healthy Kids Australia
Safe, healthy and active National Physical Activity & Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines8 0-5 years 5-12 years 13-17 years 18-64 years 64+ years Babies should be encouraged to take part in physical activity from birth, particularly supervised floor-based play in safe environments. Toddlers and pre-schoolers should be physically active every day for at least three hours, spread throughout the day. Children 0-5 yrs should not be sedentary, restrained or kept inactive for more than 1 hour at a time , with the exception of sleeping Less than 2 years -no screen time, 2-5 years limit to less than one hour screen time per day Primary school aged children should take part in a combination of moderate and vigorous activities for at least 60 minutes a day. Children should engage in activities that strengthen their muscles and bones on at least three days per week. Limit use of electronic media for entertainment to no more than two hours a day Break up long periods of sitting as often as possible Young people of secondary school age should take part in at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. This can built up throughout the day with a variety of activities. They should also engage in activities that strengthen their muscles and bones on at least three days per week Limit use of electronic media for entertainment to no more than two hours a day Break up long periods of sitting as often as possible Adults 18-64 years of age should accumulate 150-300 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity each week or 75-150 minutes of vigorous intensity physical activity each week (or an equivalent combination of both). Muscle strengthening activities should also occur on at least two days each week. Minimise the amount of time spent in prolonged sitting. Break up long periods of sitting as often as possible Older adults should accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week. Department of Health (2014) Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines Active Healthy Kids Australia (2014). Is Sport Enough? The 2014 Active Healthy Kids Australia Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Young People. Adelaide, South Australia: Active Healthy Kids Australia