There is substantive evidence for the importance of physical activity (PA) for people with
mental illness (MI). Health care providers play an integral role in helping individuals with MI …

Physical exercise has wide-ranging benefits to cognitive functioning and mental state,
effects very closely resembling enhancements to hippocampal functioning. Hippocampal …

Objective Post-secondary campuses provide students with a range of physical activity
resources and programs. Despite the wide-ranging and accessible nature of on-campus …

The scandal of premature mortality in people with serious mental illness is well established.
Despite an increase in studies evaluating the efficacy of lifestyle interventions, translating …

Background Despite an increase in studies showing the efficacy of lifestyle interventions in
improving the poor health outcomes for people with severe mental illness (SMI), routine …

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the knowledge, beliefs, barriers, and
behaviors of mental health professionals about physical activity and exercise for people with …

Individuals with depressive symptoms often experience changes in physical activity and
lifestyle factors. Despite the benefits of exercise, mental health clinicians often do not refer …

Exercise has multiple benefits for the physical and mental health of people with severe
mental health problems (SMI). However, people with SMI engage in significantly less …

Background Physical activity (PA) interventions can improve mental and physical health of
people with mental illness, especially when delivered by qualified exercise professionals …

Physical activity has increasingly been viewed as an essential component of mental health
treatment, but therapists may feel ill-equipped to provide formal physical activity …