Results of a randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity behaviours in mothers with young children

SMDR Monteiro, J Jancey, SS Dhaliwal, PA Howat… - Preventive …, 2014 - Elsevier
… Accordingly, this study aimed to increase the levels of physical activity of mothers via a
home-based intervention conducted in playgroups (Reminder on Food, Relaxation, Exercise and …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing physical activity in mothers using video exercise groups and exercise mobile apps: randomized controlled trial

MN Mascarenhas, JM Chan, E Vittinghoff… - Journal of medical …, 2018 - jmir.org
… apps to create exercise groups. We found that … a physical activity group intervention for
mothers. Furthermore, we showed our intervention increased physical activity in inactive mothers. …

Promotion of physical activity in low-income mothers using pedometers

KK Clarke, J Freeland-Graves… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
… This study tested the effectiveness of a pedometer program for increasing physical activity
… for increasing physical activity levels and reducing body weight among low-income mothers. …

Physical activity barriers and facilitators among working mothers and fathers

EL Mailey, J Huberty, D Dinkel, E McAuley - BMC public Health, 2014 - Springer
… suggest working mothers and fathers report similar physical activity barriers … physical
activity amidst the demands of parenthood. Future interventions might consider targeting mothers

Feasibility and effectiveness of a web-based physical activity intervention for working mothers

EL Mailey, J Huberty, BC Irwin - … of Physical Activity …, 2016 - journals.humankinetics.com
physical activity.Interventions are needed that help working mothers overcome physical activity
… -care, and teaching self-regulatory strategies for prioritizing physical activity participation. …

A randomized pilot test of “Moms on the Move”: a physical activity intervention for WIC mothers

NL Fahrenwald, JR Atwood, SN Walker… - Annals of behavioral …, 2004 - Springer
physical activity promotion. Purpose: … physical activity (PA) intervention for low-income
mothers enrolled in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. Method: Sedentary mothers

Physical activity in working mothers: Running low impacts quality of life

CA Limbers, C McCollum, KR Ylitalo… - Women's …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
… Our findings highlight that working mothers in the United States are a group at risk for low
levels of physical activity. Given the great benefits that these women do experience as a …

Physical activity behavior and role overload in mothers

GP Lovell, FR Butler - Health Care for Women International, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… Based on such previous research and the lack of any significant differences between the
two motherhood groups in terms of physical activity behavior observed in this investigation, we …

Targeting physical activity and nutrition interventions towards mothers with young children: a review on components that contribute to attendance and effectiveness

MA Hartman, K Hosper, K Stronks - Public health nutrition, 2011 - cambridge.org
… A decrease in physical activity during the transition into motherhood may … mothers compared
with non-mothers. A meta-analysis showed that mothers were less likely to be physically

Activity levels in mothers and their preschool children

KR Hesketh, L Goodfellow, U Ekelund, AM McMinn… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
… , and hourly time-stamped data, this study provides a detailed picture of the association
between mothers and preschool-aged children’s physical activity. Further, it is one of the first to …