title: Sedentary behaviour and stroke: foundational knowledge is crucial.
abstract: Physical activity is important for people's health. The emphasis over the last two decades has been on moderate to vigorous exercise when designing activity and exercise programmes for adults with stroke. Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour is distinctly different from a lack of moderate to vigorous physical activity and has independent and different physiological mechanisms. The concept of concurrently increasing moderate to vigorous physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour may be beneficial for adults with stroke. This article discusses what we know about sedentary behaviour of adults with stroke and what research directions are needed to build foundational knowledge in this area with this population.
authors.affiliation: Brain Center Rudolf Magnus and Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Utrecht, Rembrandtkade 10, 3583 TM, Utrecht, The Netherlands, o.verschuren@dehoogstraat.nl.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Verschuren
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mead
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visser-Meily
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation