Ideas for an active life
Articles to help and inspire you on your fitness journey.
A word of the year can give your activity plans a simple, memorable theme, but the word alone is not a plan. Learn how to choose a useful word, connect it to a small weekly action and review it without treating every change as failure. Real examples show how words such as consistency, variety and connection can guide practical choices.
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An active New Year's resolution is easier to follow when it names a clear action and fits your normal week. Learn how to choose an activity, plan the first sessions, set a smaller fallback and review what worked. The guide also explains how to restart after a missed session. It...
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You do not need a gym membership to build a useful fitness routine. Compare walking or running, home strength sessions, group fitness, community sport and outdoor activities. Each option has a different cost, schedule and level of support. Use this guide to choose an alternative that fits the barrier you...
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Plan an active day trip from Sydney around one clear walk or ride. This guide covers six options in Kiama, the Blue Mountains, Bouddi, Royal National Park, the Hunter Valley and Jervis Bay. Compare route distance, grade, time and the access checks that matter before you leave.
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These ten kids’ party games work in a backyard or local park and use simple equipment. The list includes obstacle courses, scavenger hunts, races, sponge targets, chalk games and pass the parcel. Each activity also has quick changes for mixed ages, different abilities or smaller spaces. You will also find...
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School holidays can remove the walking, sport and play built into a normal school day. This guide shows families how to create one active anchor each day, use short movement blocks, choose options children enjoy and adjust plans for extreme heat. It also explains Australia's activity target for children aged...
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parkrun keeps its format simple: a free weekly 5km where people can walk, run, volunteer or watch. This article explains how one registration, hundreds of Australian locations and a regular Saturday routine lower the barriers to joining. Research and an Australian volunteer's story also show why local social connection and...
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Walking netball uses modified movement, possession and defending rules to slow the standard game. Learn how the rules work, what a 2021 programme evaluation found and how a South Australian group started its own season. You will also find practical questions to ask before joining a local session.
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Badminton combines short bursts of movement with repeated reaches and changes of direction. Small trials and a 27-study review suggest it may improve aerobic fitness, power and movement skills, although the evidence is still limited. This guide explains the strongest findings, shows how one Australian family used the sport to...
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Padel is an enclosed-court racquet sport played in doubles with solid racquets, an underarm serve and tennis-style scoring. The walls are part of play after the ball bounces. This guide corrects the common paddle tennis label and explains the court and basic rules. It also compares padel with tennis and...
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