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About The Media Articles

Purpose Of The Articles

The 10,000 Steps Editorials were written by Professor Kerry Mummery to provide regular information covering topics including and surrounding physical activity. Their purpose is to increase awareness levels of individuals within your workplace and community and to provide readers with regular, consistent physical activity messages.

Terms Of Use

10,000 Steps Providers are welcome to use these editorials and modify them ONLY to reflect your organisation/community initiative.

When published (print and electronic), these articles MUST recognise Professor Kerry Mummery as the author and MUST also feature the 10,000 Steps Logo.

Recommended Use

Both the A-Z of Physical Activity and general articles provide user-friendly information to readers and can be distributed in a number of ways including:

  • weekly/monthly editorial column in your local/regional newspaper
  • regular column in a newsletter
  • information to provide clients in waiting rooms

A number of our articles were written in line with 'healthy events' (i.e. world heart day and national diabetes week). You can find out the dates for these events in your state and use the relevant articles to inform your readers.

First Editorial for a regular section

This article has been specifically written to introduce readers to 10,000 Steps and a regular 10,000 Steps column.