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Physical activity as part of healthy lifestyles on the WPA website

Physical activity in healthy lifestyles on the wpa website

Freely accessible WPA exercise videos have been incorporated into the daily routine of inpatient psychiatric wards and have been well received by both patients and staff.

Despite strong evidence that physical activity is an effective adjunctive treatment for mental disorders, its implementation in routine psychiatric care remains limited. To address this, the World Psychiatric Association has launched the Healthy Lifestyle Hub, featuring evidence-based exercise videos developed by the Braining team in Stockholm, as an openly accessible implementation tool for psychiatric services worldwide. A clinical pilot was conducted at the Southwest Psychiatry unit of Karolinska University Hospital, where the videos were incorporated into the daily routine of inpatient wards. Patients and healthcare staff participated in guided exercise sessions and completed structured questionnaires assessing feasibility, acceptability, and their overall experience. The project was designed as a clinical quality improvement initiative. Daily use of the videos was found to be feasible, participation was associated with positive experiences, and no serious adverse events or safety concerns were observed. The main barriers were organizational and technical issues, such as limited access to screens and suitable spaces for group exercise; participants identified digital infrastructure as an important facilitator of sustainable implementation. The pilot indicates that free digital exercise videos can help expand physical activity in routine inpatient care, but that integration into clinical practice requires investment in practical and digital infrastructure.

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