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| Note: | Classification of energy expenditure: 'sedentary' 0-<100 Kcal/fortnight, ‘low’ 100-<1600 Kcal/fortnight, ‘medium’ >=1600 Kcal/fortnight but did not engage in at least two hours of vigorous activity, ‘high’ >=1600 Kcal/fortnight and participated in at least two hours of vigorous activity. |
| Source: | NSW Population Health Survey (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
Physical inactivity was responsible for 7% of the total burden of disease in Australia in 2003, with ischaemic heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and stroke accounting for more than four-fifths of this burden (Begg et al., in press).
It is recommended that every adult in NSW should accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, and preferably all, days of the week (DHAC, 1999 and 2005; ADHA, 1999).
The trend data on this page show NSW population survey data collected in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. "Adequate" physical activity is defined as a total of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week on five separate occasions. In 2005 in NSW 51.9% of adults reported adequate levels of physical activity, a significant increase on the level reported in 1998 (which was 47.9%). This increase applied to both males and females. In males, the level of adequate physical activity increased from 52.5% in 1998 to 56.6% in 2005; and in females it increased from 43.4% in 1998 to 47.3% in 2005.
The Premier's Council for Active Living (PCAL) aims to build and strengthen the physical and social environments in which communities engage in active living. It comprises senior representatives from across government, industry and the community sector. It was established in 2004 and follows on from the NSW Physical Activity Taskforce, which met between 1996 and 2002. PCAL is using policy and legislative means to achieve its aims, as well as supporting leaders in the public, private and non-government sectors and building sustainable partnerships in these sectors to encourage active living in different physical and social environments in NSW (PCAL website).
| For more information: |
Begg S, Vos T, Barker B. et al. The burden of disease and injury in Australia, 2003. Canberra: AIHW, in press. Available at www.aihw.gov.au/publications. Australian Department of Health and Ageing. National physical activity guidelines for Australians. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 1999. Available at: www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-publicat-phys.htm Department of Health and Aged Care. National physical activity guidelines for adults.. Canberra: Australian Government, 1999 , reprinted in 2005. Available at www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/BC3101B1FF200CA4CA256F9700154958/$File/adults_phys.pdf Premier's Council for Active Living website at www.pcal.nsw.gov.au |
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| Copyright notice: | This work is copyright NSW Department of Health, 2006. It may be reproduced in whole or in part, subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgement of the source. Commercial usage or sale is prohibited. |
| Suggested citation: | Population Health Division. The health of the people of New South Wales - Report of the Chief Health Officer. Sydney: NSW Department of Health. Available at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/beh/beh_physstat.htm. Accessed (insert date of access). |
| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 30 November 2006 |
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