Exercise Prescription Practices Among Mental Health Professionals on College Campuses: Testing the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model.

Background: The co-occurrence of physical inactivity and poor mental health in the college student population can lead to chronic health issues that have negative short-term effects (e.g., academic success).

Exercise Promotion Practices among Mental Health Professionals: A Scoping Review.

Mental health professionals (MHPs) have a unique opportunity to integrate PA and exercise promotion into clinical care. This scoping review employed the information-motivation-behavioral Skills (IMB) model to examine the exercise promotion practices of MHP. An electronic search of four major databases from 2007 to August 2020 was conducted and results were reported using PRISMA.

Understanding the perceptions of sedentary college students' engagement in physical activity: application of the theory of planned behavior.

Objective: To understand salient beliefs related to physical activity (PA) in sedentary college students.

Participants: Thirty-seven students from a large research university participating in a larger research project were subsequently invited to participate in small focus groups.

Methods: Using the Theory of Planned Behavior as a framework, semi-structured focus groups were conducted to understand the perceptions of using mobile technology as a tool to increase PA.