From: Physical activity preferences of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
Session parameters | |
Where | Outdoors (52.0Â %) |
Gym/fitness center (48.6Â %) | |
Home (37.0Â %) | |
Duration | One long bout (e.g. 30Â min) (62.4Â %) |
Intensity | Moderate (61.3Â %) |
High (27.7Â %) | |
Low (22.5Â %) | |
Types of activities | Walking (59.5Â %) |
Swimming (37.5Â %) | |
Yoga/stretching (37.5Â %) | |
Gym/fitness club (37.0Â %) | |
Cycling (31.2Â %) | |
Requires individualization | Time of day morning (23.7 %), afternoons (33.5 %), evenings (24.9 %), no preference (26.0 %) |
With whom (others with or without the diagnosis), no preference (50.9Â %) | |
Women’s only class ( 40.8 %) | |
Program parameters | |
When to start | Now (60.7Â %), next 12Â weeks (15.0Â %) |
Program length | 12-week program (51.4Â %), 6-week program (21.4Â %) |
Other | |
Use of pedometers? | Yes (68.2Â %) |
Add strength/resistance training? | Yes (67.6Â %) |