Physical activity resources for patients

The Mind your Body section of this website provides information for the general public on physical activity and its link to dementia risk, and provides links to some physical activity programs.

The Heart Foundation runs walking groups and exercise programs nationally, and the website provides consumer information on physical activity. 

An active way to better health: National Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing outlines the minimum levels of physical activity required to gain a health benefit and ways to incorporate physical activity into everyday life.

Choose Health: Be Active: A physical activity guide for older Australians is a booklet that offers ideas for keeping active at no cost, including balance and strength exercises that can be done at home.

Alzheimer’s Australia has an Update Sheet Keep on Moving: Physical Exercise and Dementia that provides information about the role of physical activity in reducing the risk of developing dementia and in improving the health of people with dementia.