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Push Play
Push Play is a nationwide SPARC campaign to get more New Zealanders more active, more often.
All it takes is 30 minutes a day.
Push Play is based on the fact that even small amounts of activity are good for your health. But don't just take our word for it - here's what the experts say:
A 10 percent increase in the number of physically active adults would save around 300 lives each year - and five times this number could be saved if every adult was sufficiently active.
- Dr Dave Gerrard, Associate Professor, University of Otago Medical School
Just 30 minutes of physical activity, taken regularly, will benefit the health of everyone.
- US Surgeon General, 1996
It's easy to Push Play and be more active.
Quick ideas for getting active
It's easy to build physical activity into your daily routine.
Here are some quick ideas for what you can do today, tomorrow or on the weekend:
Ideas for getting more active
All it takes is 30 minutes a day.
Push Play is based on the fact that even small amounts of activity are good for your health. But don't just take our word for it - here's what the experts say:
A 10 percent increase in the number of physically active adults would save around 300 lives each year - and five times this number could be saved if every adult was sufficiently active.
- Dr Dave Gerrard, Associate Professor, University of Otago Medical School
Just 30 minutes of physical activity, taken regularly, will benefit the health of everyone.
- US Surgeon General, 1996
It's easy to Push Play and be more active.
- You can do it where you live or where you work.
- You can go for a walk, go for a bike ride or join a gym.
- You do whatever you want to, whenever you want to.
Quick ideas for getting active
It's easy to build physical activity into your daily routine.
Here are some quick ideas for what you can do today, tomorrow or on the weekend:
- Take the stairs instead of the lift.
- Walk to the shops rather than drive.
- Get off the bus early and walk.
- Park the car further away from the office and walk.
- When you walk, step out briskly.
- Wash your car by hand.
- Use chores around the garden to work up a sweat.
Ideas for getting more active
- Check out other areas of this site for a Sports Club or activity near you.
- Click on the link below to SPARC for printable activities and ideas.
http://www.sparc.org.nz/pushplay/overview - the online Activator - it helps you choose activities that suit your lifestyle
- the Action Packs for Kids - they've got loads of ideas for fun ways to get kids active - and you can join in too!
- the Push Play printouts - they give you the information you need to get confident about getting up and getting active
