Home Our Health Share Share Share Copy Link Copy Link Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Email Encouraging regular physical activity Scroll down Body Less than a third of Australians are getting enough physical activity to benefit their health. This can lead to increased risks of chronic disease and mental ill health, and has been estimated to cost the Australian economy a total of $13.8 billion each year.Increasing participation in physical activity has health, social and economic benefits. As well as the health gains to be made by preventing chronic disease, the benefits include promoting mental wellbeing and social connections, increasing productivity, and positive changes to the environments we live and play in, such as reduced traffic congestion and safer neighbourhoods.We partner with sports, active travel and recreation agencies, the arts, and workplaces to create new opportunities for Victorians to make physical activity a part of their daily lives. New research - Framing walking and bike riding messagesThis message guide contains evidence-based recommendations that will help you build public support for more walking and bike riding measures. These are ways governments can make walking and bike riding safer and more enjoyable, thereby enabling more people to move around on foot or by bike. Measures include new or improved footpaths, bike lanes and pedestrian crossings, as well as safer speed limits.Download the summary (PDF, 1 MB)Download the full messaging guide (PDF, 2 MB) Title Physical Activity Strategy 2019–2023 Body VicHealth’s strategy to increase the number of Victorians who are physically active.Read more Body Campaigns and Projects Regional Sport Program Read more Be Active Read more Everyone Wins – Community sporting clubs Read more Walking Body Walking is a great way of increasing physical activity and combating obesity, traffic congestion, pollution and a host of preventable diseases. Streets Ahead Read more Title Walk to School Body Walk to School is an annual event designed to raise awareness of the physical, environmental and social benefits of walk.Find out more New funding opportunities VicHealth Community Activation Program Read more