The reduced physical activity of women when they become mothers is a public health
priority. Existing studies show that mothers have little time for leisure, or time that is …

Mothers with young children have been consistently identified in public health discourses as
having lower levels of leisure time physical activity than the general population. They are …

Parents and people living in poverty are less likely to engage in leisure-time physical
activity, yet these groups are underrepresented in socio-ecological studies of activity. To …

Despite growing evidence for an inverse relationship of motherhood and physical activity,
studies of the possible correlates for behavior change are scant. The purpose of this study …

Background The transition to parenthood is consistently associated with declines in physical
activity. In particular, working parents are at risk for inactivity, but research exploring physical …

Using Fragile Families and Child Well-Being data (N= 3252) from the US, this study
examines mother–child interactions in sports and outdoor activities with their nine-year-old …

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify and determine the influence of
perceived intrinsic barriers to physical activity among mothers living in rural areas. Methods …

Many women experience the transition to motherhood as a disconnection from the
embodied and emotional self due to the demands articulated through contemporary …

Socioeconomic status (SES) is known to influence strongly both life expectancy and healthy
life expectancy. Whilst there are multiple factors with complex interactions that provide the …

Mothers, particularly those with young children, exist at the intersection of competing
discourses. Normative constructions of mothering exert pressure for women to embody the …