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Choose Health: Be Active: A physical activity guide for older Australians

To help encourage older Australians to be physically active, the Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs have jointly produced a resource called Choose Health: Be Active.

Page last updated: February 2014

PDF printable version of Choose Health: Be Active: A physical activity guide for older Australians (PDF 1268 KB)

HTML version of Choose Health: Be Active: A physical activity guide for older Australians


This publication is no longer available in hard copy.

In this section

  • Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour
  • Physical Activity
  • Sedentary Behaviour
  • Australia's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines and the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Research and Statistics
  • Other Resources and Links
  • Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Young People (5-17 years) – An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep.
  • Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Young People (5-17 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep – Research Report
  • Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep Resources
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