Table 3. Mental health professionals’ level of agreement with statements about barriers people with mental illness have to participating in exercise.
| Statement | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am too unwell to exercise | 5 (6.8) | 28 (38.4) | 24 (32.9) | 15 (20.5) | 1 (1.4) |
| It takes too much time | 6 (8.2) | 42 (57.5) | 13 (17.8) | 12 (16.4) | 0 (0) |
| There is too much stigma attached to having a mental illness | 0 (0) | 11 (15.1) | 9 (12.3) | 43 (58.9) | 9 (12.3) |
| I don’t know what I should do | 1 (1.4) | 20 (27.4) | 26 (35.6) | 22 (30.1) | 3 (4.1) |
| My friends or family won’t exercise with me | 2 (2.7) | 18 (24.7) | 27 (37.0) | 25 (34.2) | 1 (1.4) |
| There are too many side effects from the medications | 1 (1.4) | 11 (15.1) | 26 (35.6) | 32 (43.8) | 2 (2.7) |
| I lack the confidence to perform any exercise | 0 (0) | 29 (39.7) | 27 (37.0) | 16 (21.9) | 1 (1.4) |
| I’m too fat to exercise | 8 (11.0) | 34 (46.6) | 16 (21.9) | 14 (19.2) | 1 (1.4) |
| I am afraid I will get hurt | 3 (4.1) | 28 (38.4) | 24 (32.9) | 17 (23.3) | 1 (1.4) |
| I have many physical health problems | 4 (5.5) | 26 (35.6) | 30 (41.1) | 13 (17.8) | 0 (0) |
| There is no safe place for me to exercise | 5 (6.8) | 37 (50.7) | 22 (30.1) | 9 (12.3) | 0 (0) |
| I don’t have any equipment to do exercise with | 4 (5.5) | 35 (47.9) | 21 (28.8) | 12 (16.4) | 1 (1.4) |
Data presented as n (%).