Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of adults with mental illness

The median time spent in self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was 4.5 hours per week.

• Participants reported spending an average of 10.7 hours per day in sedentary behavior (SB).
• Walking for transport and sitting to watch TV were the main activities reported for MVPA and SB, respectively.
• Accelerometer data showed a median of 26 minutes per day in MVPA and 9.2 hours per day in SB.
• Only 7% of MVPA time occurred in bouts of 10 minutes or more, while 34% of SB time was in bouts over 20 minutes.
• Interventions for this population may focus on increasing recreational walking and reducing television time.

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