Sports & Recreation

A practical resource to assist in the planning, design and construction of innovative, sustainable and fit for purpose community sporting infrastructure.

Regulations from the Queensland Government

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Examples of how your club could use social media plus policies, guidelines, issues and risks.

The primary purpose of QORF is to raise the profile, capacity and opportunity for getting outdoors in Queensland and to encourage more people to participate in outdoor activities. They assist with communication between different user groups and levels of government on outdoor recreation-related issues.

This code is to ensure appropriate standards of trading are maintained and to promote client confidence in the fitness industry.

This is the peak body for workforce development of the industry in Queensland and works to deliver tangible benefits to help sustain and grow Queensland’s fitness, sport and active recreation sectors.

This is a non-profit organization in USA leading a national campaign to educate youth and their adult influencers about the dangers of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Drugs including anabolic steroids, hGH, and unregulated dietary supplements.

This programme is an Australian Government initiative to assist Australian sporting organisations to educate their members of the harms associated with illicit drugs.

An interactive guide to anatomy and physiology

Use 3D controls to rotate and explore body areas and systems.
Explore 10 body areas and 40+ body systems, including cardiovascular, skeletal, reproductive, endocrine, urinary and nervous systems.

Anatomy and physiology of the human body

This site contains hundreds of interactive anatomy pictures and descriptions of thousands of objects in the body, and will help you discover what you want to know about human anatomy.

Read how the muscular system is the biological system of humans that produces movement.

Free Australian government-funded health advice and information

This study is the first national longitudinal population-based study established to examine the prevalence and incidence of diabetes and complications as well as heart disease and kidney disease.

This is a free resource for the exercise professional, coach, or fitness enthusiast featuring a comprehensive Exercise Library (>1600 exercises) plus fitness assessment calculators.

The ACSM blog brings you up-to-date commentary from top ACSM experts around the world concerning sports medicine, health and physical activity.

Suggested exercises for elderly men and women from the National Institute of Aging, USA

Information and exercises for a range of conditions from arthritis to spinal injury.

Healthy eating to protect your heart

This is an Australian healthcare website providing Australian consumers with relevant health information.

Access free to view information by qualified professionals. on sports injuries

Participating in regular physical activity provides many benefits for physical and mental health at all ages, and can also help manage biomedical risk factors such as high body weight, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor contributing to disease burden in Australia. Given it plays a role in chronic conditions, it is important for Australians to achieve the levels of activity outlined in Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary behaviour guidelines

These guidelines outline how much physical activity people should do, the importance of reducing the time spent sitting or lying down, and how much sleep children and young people should get. Needs vary depending on age.

This si the peak body, the information hub and the go to place for all things outdoors in Queensland.

There is more attention being paid to how our communities are planned and designed to enable people to access places for recreation.

The strategic focus of the Land Use Planning and Coordination Unit is to coordinate and support planning issues related specifically to the sustainability and advancement of sport and active recreation policy outcomes

This is a USA website but has a lot of relevant information.

Here is a collection of resources and information about bushwalking including some great Queensland walks.

This is an independent and knowledgeable source of information on hiking trails, gear and related advice. While our focus is on Australian trails, we also review iconic overseas trails.

Be prepared in case you are caught in a bushfire.

By their very nature, fires generally happen in wilderness and national parks – the very places we love to spend time in. Here are the key tips on bushfire safety for hikers and bushwalkers.

Educate yourself on bushfire safety and plan ahead.

MyPlate is a visual representation of a healthy way to fill your plate at each meal no matter where you eat. It accommodates vegetarians, vegans and other diets.

Australian guide to healthy eating

This information is supplied by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. It includes essential nutrient intake believed adequate to meet the nutritional needs of the majority of healthy people to prevent deficiency.

The members provide accurate diet and nutritional information and advice, based on scientific evidence, to promote healthy eating and enhance the health and performance of all active Australians.