Health benefits of physical activity

addresses the influence and impact regular physical activity participation has on individual and community health and wellbeing. The content supports students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to make active choices and to explore the range of influences on physical activity participation and choices.

It is expected that all students at appropriate intervals across the continuum of learning from Foundation to Year 10 will learn about the following:

• physical benefits of participating in physical activities (including impact on health-related and skill-related components of fitness)
• benefits of physical activities based on intensity, nature and frequency
• social, emotional and cognitive benefits of regular physical activity
• social, cultural and environmental influences on physical activity participation
• sedentary behaviours and their impact on health and wellbeing
• strategies for minimising sedentary behaviour and including physical activity in daily routines.