WHO IS THE BLUEARTH FOUNDATION
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The Bluearth Foundation is a national not-for-profit organisation whose focus is to increase the levels of physical activity amongst Australians, in particular school aged children. The Foundation was established in 2000 by Australian businessman and philanthropist, Malcolm Freake, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our citizens with the delivery of best practise physical activity back into the community. Whilst the Foundation's goals is to increase the levels of physical activity in all Australians, its core program focuses on engaging children in movement and instilling in them a lifelong love of physical activity. Through consultation with leading experts, the Foundation developed the Bluearth Approach, a holistic approach to physical activity and wellbeing. The Approach utilises movement, motivation and learning to support, encourage, enable and challenge active living. It not only teaches children and adults the enjoyment and fun of being physically active, it also draws on their feelings, reactions and thoughts that resulted from their participation and draws key developmental learning back into classroom settings and into their lives. In 2012, the Bluearth Approach is being delivered into 305 schools Australia wide to over 24,000 school children. |
SO WHY SHOULD WE BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE?Participation in regular physical activity can have numerous benefits for people and society. Physical and mental health benefits include the improvement of quality of life, reducing risk of chronic diseases, weight control, improving sleeping patterns, development of motor skills, improvement in concentration and enhancing memory and learning. Other benefits of a physically active society include; social inclusion, improvement of social skills and networks, encourages family/community connection, reduces feelings of isolation and loneliness, improvement of self esteem and confidence. In addition, there are benefits to the environment and contributions to the Australian economy through people being physically active. |
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