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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 Dunton
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • high intensity
  • mental health
  • resistance training
  • body mass index
  • depressive symptoms
  • body composition