Get Active Week kicks off today and the state government is encouraging Victorians, including those in Hume and Whittlesea, to add up all the time they’re active to make up 30 minutes of exercise a day.
To help people on this journey, the Get Active Week website will provide how-to videos, activity plans and expert advice to make it more simple to get the 30 minutes of exercise they need.
In a statement, the government said the new health initiative responds to research showing 39 per cent of Victorians believe they should be doing 30 minutes of activity all at once, “and don’t think it counts when split into smaller increments and spread across the day”.
Community Sport Minister Ros Spence said the week was all about making it easier for people to find ways to exercise, “particularly if they are time poor or struggling with an injury”.
“This is a great opportunity for Victorians to rethink how they can get their daily activity in ways that better suits them,” Ms Spence said.
Earlier this year, the government launched the Get Active application which provides accessible ways for Victorians to move more everyday with free workouts. It has so far been downloaded by more than 10,000 users.
Media personality Jo Stanley knows the challenges of juggling work and home life, which can make it hard to get the exercise people need.
“Get Active Week is all about encouraging people to break exercise down into achievable, bite-size blocks of time,” Ms Stanley said.
“In fact, most people already have moments of movement in their day that we normally wouldn’t think count.
“Whether it is walking around the shops or even weeding the garden.”
Get Active Week runs until September 11.
Details: moments.getactive.vic.gov.au.
