Overview

Regular physical activity and a healthy diet are important factors in maintaining a healthy weight. Ensuring that you get enough exercise is also an important factor in preventing and managing chronic illnesses, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

More reports and statistics on physical activity can be found under Food & nutrition and Overweight & obesity.

Latest findings

30% of children aged 2–17 and 44% of adults aged 18 and over met the physical activity guideline More Indigenous children aged 5–17 met the physical activity guideline than non-Indigenous children aged 5–17 Only 3 in 10 pregnant women met the Australian physical activity guideline Just over half of pregnant women exercised for fitness, usually walking Two-thirds of pregnant women were active for fewer than 150 minutes per week 48% of adults aged 18–64 met the physical activity guideline and 24% met the strength-based activity guideline 1 in 4 (25%) adults aged 65 and over did 30 minutes of physical activity on 5 or more days

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Highlights