| Dear Bernadette,
As AusPAnet celebrates its 1st birthday we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and interest. In this issue find out how to get involved in Walk to Work Day and how to protect your family's health. The research article reviews focus on the updated American physical activity recommendations for older adults, how to promote walking to school and home-based walking programs.
The AusPAnet team.
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| AusPAnet celebrates its 1st birthday! |
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AusPAnet has exceeded all expectations and attracted nearly 2,000 members in its first year. |
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Walk to Work Day |
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Walk to Work Day is being held on Friday 5 October 2007. Find out how to get involved this year. |
| The Big Fat Conspiracy: How to protect your family's health |
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This book debates whether weight is really a problem and provides a realistic assessment of how serious the issues of overweight and obesity have become in Australia. |
| LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS: Updated American physical activity recommendations for older adults |
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The 1995 American physical activity recommendations for older adults have been updated by the American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine. |
| LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS: Promoting walking to school |
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This is the first active commuting to school intervention which has used a quasi-experimental design. |
| LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS: Are three or five physical activity sessions a week better for health? |
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This study looked at whether being active three times a week was as beneficial to health compared to being active five times a week. |
