With physical literacy being a disposition which needs maintaining throughout the life course, a challenging set of circumstances faces each individual. The decisions and actions required are not dissimilar to those taken on a demanding journey, where the traveller has decisions as to what mode of transport to take; what route to take; where to have rest; how to cope with breakdowns or unexpected delays. In terms of developing physical literacy, the comparisons are clear to see; the individual has to decide what activities to engage in, how often to participate, how to improve, how to deal with injury and other setbacks.