My exercise goals
Feeling fired up and ready to get moving?
Keep the momentum going by setting yourself some exercise goals using the form below. Print out the page (click here for a printer-friendly pdf) to write your answers.
National physical activity recommendations for adults:
- Move More: Be active on most, preferably all, days every week.
- Move Harder: Do at least 30 min of moderate (raises your heartrate but doesn’t make you breathless) or 15 min of vigorous (makes you gasp for breath) activity on most days; or an equivalent combination.
- Move Stronger: Do muscle strengthening activities on at least 2 days each week.
- Move Often: Minimise your time spent sitting and break up long periods of sitting as often as possible.
Move more goal
Examples - walking, jogging, swimming, active housework, ride to work, lawn bowls.
Choose a type of aerobic/cardio activity, number of days per week and number of minutes per session.
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Move stronger goal
Examples - yoga, pilates, home strength workout program, gym strength workout program.
Choose a type of strength building activity, number of days per week and number of minutes per session.
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Move often goal
Examples - stretch in front of TV, standing desk at work, phone reminder to get up each hour.
Choose to limit screen time, sit less or break up sitting time, and say what strategies you will use to achieve this.
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Creative ways to get moving

Get into nature for a walk.

Make it social by joining a sports team.

Bounce on the trampoline with your kids.

Walk, ride or take public transport to work or school.

Always take the stairs instead of the lift or escalators.

Do light stretches or yoga when watching TV.

Get your house in order with active housework like gardening or mopping.

Catch up with friends for a dance class or walk instead of a coffee.