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Objective: To describe physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adults with MG and to explore associations between these behaviours and fatigue, QoL, balance confidence and walking limitation. Methods: A self-report online survey was used to assess physical activity, sedentary behaviour, fatigue, QoL, balance confidence and walking limitation in adults with MG. Multiple linear regression was used to examine associations and descriptive statistics were used to analyse participant characteristics, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour. Results: Eighty-five adults with MG were included (mean age 48\u00b116 years). Over half of participants (n\u200a=\u200a53, 62.4%) reported sufficient physical activity to meet public health guidelines. Participants reported an average of 9\u200ah\/day of sedentary time (mean 9.0\u00b13.5). Physical activity and fatigue (R2\u200a=\u200a0.196), QoL (R2\u200a=\u200a0.330), walking limitation (R2\u200a=\u200a0.305) and balance confidence (R2\u200a=\u200a0.304) were significantly (p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.05) and positively correlated, with no associations found for sedentary behaviour. When patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviour were combined, lower fatigue (R2\u200a=\u200a0.213), higher QoL (R2\u200a=\u200a0.364), reduced walking limitation (R2\u200a=\u200a0.341) and higher balance confidence (R2\u200a=\u200a0.279) was observed in patients who had greater physical activity levels (&gt;\u200a150\u200amins\/week) and lower sedentary time (&lt;\u200a10\u200ah\/day). Conclusions: Higher physical activity and lower sedentary behaviour is associated with favorable health and wellbeing outcomes in adults with MG. 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