Talk N Walk Research

A leading driver behind Nature Play WA’s Talk N Walk program is the wealth of research that demonstrates time in nature improves mental and physical health and wellbeing.

Research also shows a dramatic drop off in levels of physical activity for girls aged 11-14 (90% do not meet Australia’s physical activity guidelines), and demonstrate that traditional physical education, and organised or competitive sport programs have not been successful in improving this statistic.

Read more of the research via the links below.

  • Talk N Walk card sample
  • photograph of girls legs, from the waist down, walking to the left of the photograph. From left to right the girls are wearing: girl 1: pink and blue oversized shirt, cream coloured wide-leg pants and white sneakers, girl 2: olive green shorts, pink and maroon checked shirt tied around her waist, hot pink coloured Converse sneakers, and she has friendship bracelets around her left wrist, and one on each ankle, girl 3: light blue jumper, denim shorts and white sneakers, girl 4 and 5: light grey tracksuit pants and white sneakers.
  • Tuart Hill PS Talk N Walk
  • A group of ten girls aged 10 to 13 walking towards camera, on a cement path. They are talking, smiling and laughing as they join in a group conversation. There are tall gum trees along the sides of the path and in the background.
  • Kids and Mum Walk to School 98five website