in Part Three of this report, this step is often overlooked when new guidelines are developed. In developing public communication messages to accompany guidelines, key issues and challenges will be to promote: that 'some activity is better than none', without leaving people with the impression that 'any activity will do'; the concept of a range of activity, with more activity providing greater benefits; but with a clear message that more activity is required for the prevention of weight gain; the concept of 'mixing and matching' a range of activities of different intensities; a wide range of examples of physical activities, and not to focus solely on structured 'exercise' as the only option. MONITORING COMPLIANCE Although the proposed new guidelines are different from the previous ones, it will be important to continue to monitor levels of compliance with guidelines Australian adults. It is possible to estimate the proportion of adults whose physical activity levels fall in the range suggested by Guideline Two, using the National Health Survey that is currently in progress. It will also be useful to monitor compliance with the 'minimal' recommendation (150 minutes etc), as this will enable comparisons to be made with previous surveys. As the new National Health Survey also includes questions on strength training and sitting, it will also be possible to monitor compliance with the new Guidelines Four and Five. RESEARCH NEEDS
in Part Three of this report, this step is often overlooked when new guidelines are developed. In developing public communication messages to accompany guidelines, key issues and challenges will be to promote: that 'some activity is better than none', without leaving people with the impression that 'any activity will do'; the concept of a range of activity, with more activity providing greater benefits; but with a clear message that more activity is required for the prevention of weight gain; the concept of 'mixing and matching' a range of activities of different intensities; a wide range of examples of physical activities, and not to focus solely on structured 'exercise' as the only option. MONITORING COMPLIANCE Although the proposed new guidelines are different from the previous ones, it will be important to continue to monitor levels of compliance with guidelines Australian adults. It is possible to estimate the proportion of adults whose physical activity levels fall in the range suggested by Guideline Two, using the National Health Survey that is currently in progress. It will also be useful to monitor compliance with the 'minimal' recommendation (150 minutes etc), as this will enable comparisons to be made with previous surveys. As the new National Health Survey also includes questions on strength training and sitting, it will also be possible to monitor compliance with the new Guidelines Four and Five. RESEARCH NEEDS