Doing exercise or sport together with one's child is positively associated with mothers' momentary affect in daily life, but not with higher levels of overall physical activity.
Martina KanningBridgette DoTyler B MasonBritni R BelcherChih-Hsiang YangGenevieve F DuntonPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
Due to the positive effect on momentary affect, combining spending time together with one's child and simultaneously doing exercise/sport might be a good strategy of pairing two relevant personal goals. However, this strategy was not associated with sufficient MVPA.