Premier's Active Families Challenge

Victorians challenged to get active!

One in six Victorians aged over 15 years does not participate in any physical activityⁱ and 23 per cent of Victorian secondary school students are considered overweight or obeseⁱⁱ. Victorians are urged to get active this March and April and participate in the Premier's Active Families Challenge!

The Premier's Active Families Challenge encourages Victorians to participate in 30 minutes of exercise for 30 days over a six week period and reap the rewards of a healthy and active lifestyle.

What: Premier's Active Families Challenge

When: 19 March - 30 April 2012

What: 30 minutes of exercise for 30 days, over a six week period Free to register at www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au (register before 1 April 2012) YMCA passes and Rebel Sport discount vouchers up for grabs PLUS the chance to win other awesome prizes!

Who: Jana Pittman, Olympic athlete Nicole Livingstone, former Olympic swimmer and commentator Steve Moneghetti, Olympic marathon runner Lauren Burns, Olympic medallist - Taekwondo

Olympic athlete Jana Pittman, former Olympic swimmer Nicole Livingstone and marathon runner Steve Moneghetti are just some of the famous Victorian faces joining Nicole Livingstone and taking up the Premier's Active Families Challenge. These healthy and active Victorians will be signing up their families for 30 days of physical activity.

The Challenge is free to join and offers great prizes to those who participate including passes to local YMCAs and Rebel Sport vouchers. For more information and to register for the Premier's Active Families Challenge visit www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/challenge.

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ⁱ Australian Sports Commission (2011), "Participation in Exercise, Creation and Sport - Annual Report 2010"
ⁱⁱ Medical Journal of Australia (2012), "What factors are associated with excess body weight in Australian secondary school students", 20 February 2012.