The Effect of Brain Breaks on People With Mental Health Problems

Summary

Regular physical activity (PA) and adopting an active lifestyle protect against non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, and colon cancer in the general population. However, the habit of doing regular FA in societies is quite low. It is reported that those adopting a sedentary lifestyle in the general population range from 16.3% to 39.1%, with an average of 27.5%. These values indicate that the risk of contracting non-communicable diseases can be reduced by developing the habit of doing FA for almost one-third of the population. Based on this idea, the World Health Organization has decided to increase FA by 10% among the "Nine Global Goals" it has addressed against the spread of non-communicable diseases.

People with mental health problems are less active than the general population. For example, it is reported that people diagnosed with major depression syndrome are 50% less active than their peers. Dikerson et al. reported that people with mental illnesses are 50% more obese than their peers. Verhoeven et al. They concluded that people with severe and chronic depression will age biologically earlier (7-10 years) than their peers. They emphasized the importance of lifestyle changes in the prevention of biological aging and possible diseases (coronary diseases, type-2 diabetes, obesity, dementia, cancer).

Marquez et al. also indicate that there is a significant relationship between mental illnesses and chronic medical problems such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity. Therefore, increasing the habit of regular PA and exercise among people with mental health problems is important in protecting against diseases. Our study aims to adopt the habit of doing physical activity accompanied by technology-supported GCH Brain Breaks®️ videos applied to people with mental health problems; In this context, at least 20 minutes of video-accompanied FA and exercise and 30 minutes of exercise in individuals every day to gain the habit of walking.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

OTHER

Brain Breaks® Video Exercises

A total of at least 140 Brain Breaks® videos, each 3-4 minutes long, aerobic exercises including wide joint movements, movements specific to different sports branches such as yoga and volleyball, basketball, football, tennis, karate, judo, and warm-up-cooling movements. It includes national dances of different cultures. Horon, Zeybek, Scarf dance, morning gymnastics in Ürgüp Göreme, dribbling (volleyball, basketball), Pilates ball, and core area exercises. In each session, 2 videos will be applied and each will be repeated 2-3 times, and a 3-minute rest break will be given between each video. The total session will last for 20-30 minutes on average and physical activity will be performed twice a week, for a total of 8 weeks, 16 sessions.

OTHER

Posture training

All participants, as the BB Video Exercise and Control Group, will be given a 20-minute hands-on training on the importance of proper posture once at the beginning of the study, and breathing control training will be given to maintain proper sitting, standing, lying postures, and proper posture.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istinye University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

25 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-03-05

Primary Completion

2023-05-03

Completion

2023-06-03

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations