Cardiorespiratory fitness and self-reported physical activity levels of referring mental healthcare professionals, and their attitudes and referral practices related to exercise and physical health.

Background: Physical activity (PA) interventions can improve mental and physical health of people with mental illness, especially when delivered by qualified exercise professionals. Also, the behaviour, engagement and support of referring mental healthcare professionals (HCP) seem essential, but research is scarce. We aimed to study HCP physical fitness and PA, and associations with their attitudes and referral practices related to physical health and PA interventions.