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Getting more people, more physically active
Walking provides a range of health and social benefits. Just 30 minutes of walking per day can alleviate a range of health concerns and costs associated with inactivity, obesity and chronic disease.
The morning drop-off is a familiar scene outside primary schools around Victoria. Car doors slamming, kids running off to say hi to their friends and traffic jams, endless traffic jams.
Did you know walking for just 30 minutes a day can make you healthier?
By Jerril Rechter, CEO, VicHealth
A new study published today in Health and Place has provided novel information on patterns of children’s active transport and independent travel that could be used to help children and adolescents be more physically active in the future.
Thousands of Victorians have been inspired to ditch their car and walk the short trips they do each day thanks to a pilot program aimed at commuters, families and school children.
The Andrews Government and local councils are crowdsourcing opinions on walking around Melbourne, in a ground-breaking approach to understanding road safety.
Victoria Walks calls for a new approach to road safety in its submission to Victoria’s Road Safety Strategy.
Most children experience their neighbourhoods from the back seat of the car: Deakin University
The Walking School Bus Program (now Walk to School) is a past VicHealth initiative that gave communities a way to get children walking to/from school again.
Primary school children who took part in VicHealth’s Walk to School campaign during October have racked up a record of more than 1.2 million walks throughout the month.