Your Lifestyle

Sports and the outdoors

The positive benefits of participation in sports and outdoors recreation activities to health are well documented. Research has identified a wide range of benefits including the improvement of cardiovascular health and the assisting in the growth of strength and balance. A number of popular pastimes include: sports coaching, golf, bowls, bushwalking, strength training, water sports and fishing.

Covers information for people with a disability relating to sports, recreation, tourism, the arts and the Deaflympic Games.

There are a number good websites that provide up to date information on fishing, weather and locations.

Great exercise and one of the most popular sports for Australians over 50.

Australia is particularly strong in bowls participation and has resulted in success at international competition for men’s, women’s, and mixed teams.

Covers the Pan Pacific Masters Games, the Australasian Masters Games and the Alice Springs Masters Games

Covers relevant sites for pets and pet care as well as the various local, state and national Bird watching clubs and organisations in Australia.

If you are an Australian over 50 and are interested in coaching a sport there are a lot of opportunities available.

Can increase physical strength, improve balance and mobility, keep bones healthy, enable greater participation in other sports and fitness activities and increase self-image.

These activities are all excellent forms of low cost, gentle exercise which can be done all year round in your own time, by yourself or with others.