About
Ride to school day is a nationally based program run by the
bicycle network Australia, and aimed at school aged children and youth to
embrace a healthier lifestyle by riding or walking to school rather than using
cars or public transport.
Ride to school day promotes healthy behaviours and a healthy lifestyle from a young age to encourage children and teens to develop an understanding to a healthier lifestyle and embed the basis of a healthy start to their lives. Furthermore, these behaviours are likely to carry over into adulthood.
Physical behaviours such as these during adulthood are key to reducing the prevalence of obesity in Australia and increase the rate of healthy individuals.
Many schools put a large emphasis on this program, using competitions and fundraising events, to encourage young children to ride their bikes or walk to school, and furthermore promote independent, healthy lifestyle choices in a fun yet educational way.
Ride to school day promotes healthy behaviours and a healthy lifestyle from a young age to encourage children and teens to develop an understanding to a healthier lifestyle and embed the basis of a healthy start to their lives. Furthermore, these behaviours are likely to carry over into adulthood.
Physical behaviours such as these during adulthood are key to reducing the prevalence of obesity in Australia and increase the rate of healthy individuals.
Many schools put a large emphasis on this program, using competitions and fundraising events, to encourage young children to ride their bikes or walk to school, and furthermore promote independent, healthy lifestyle choices in a fun yet educational way.
Strategies used to promote awareness and reduce obesity in youth
Strategy 1: promotes an active and healthy lifestyle by encouraging
children and youth to ride or walk to school, thereby developing an
understanding to a healthier lifestyle in a fun way.
Strategy 2: embeds the basis of a healthy lifestyle from a young age health young people to understand the importance of eating well and staying active to increase the health levels of Australian youth.
Strategy 3: works with schools as a fun and educational strategy to teach kids the importance of being fit and active, while raising community awareness on the issue of childhood obesity.
Strategy 2: embeds the basis of a healthy lifestyle from a young age health young people to understand the importance of eating well and staying active to increase the health levels of Australian youth.
Strategy 3: works with schools as a fun and educational strategy to teach kids the importance of being fit and active, while raising community awareness on the issue of childhood obesity.