Independent and Joint Associations of Physical Activity and Sleep on Mental Health Among a Global Sample of 200,743 Adults.

Denver M Y Brown Itamar Lerner John Cairney Matthew Y W Kwan

Published in: International journal of behavioral medicine (2024)

While findings suggest sleep can help to offset the negative influence of a physically inactive lifestyle (and vice versa), our results point to a "more is better" approach for both behaviors when it comes to promoting mental health.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
sleep quality
mental illness
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
weight loss
type diabetes