Objectives Psychotic patients have poorer health behaviours, including poor diets and
sedentary lifestyles increasing their risk for obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and …

Aim: Being physically active is a complex behaviour in patients with schizophrenia. Several
factors were identified as barriers to achieving active behaviours in this population …

Introduction: Interest in researching physical activity in relation to mental health is growing.
This exploratory study investigated the relationships between self-reported physical activity …

Background People with schizophrenia typically die over a decade before members of the
general population. Physical activity is a low cost and effective intervention that can have a …

Schizophrenia patients have increased mortality and morbidity, mainly due to premature
cardiovascular disease resulting from decreased physical activity (PA). However, which PA …

Objective: To examine whether motivation to physical activity is related to different physical
and psychological variables of physical activity, in a sample group of non-psychotic …

Background: Low levels of physical activity contribute to the generally poor physical health
of older adults with schizophrenia. The associations linking schizophrenia symptoms …

Physical activity is a modifiable risk factor for several physical and mental health conditions.
It is well established that people with severe mental illness have increased risk of physical …

OBJECTIVE: Increasing physical activity must be one component of lifestyle interventions
designed to prevent or treat obesity in schizophrenia and there is now a need to develop low …

Background There is an increased prevalence of physical illness and poor lifestyle in
patients with chronic schizophrenia. It is unclear whether these are present at the onset of …