The association between number and ages of children and the physical activity of mothers: cross-sectional analyses from the Southampton Women's Survey

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Physical activity has many health benefits. It decreases the risk of multiple physical health outcomes, ranging from various cancers to cardiovascular disease. It is also associated with weight maintenance, better mental health, and mitigation of negative effects of sedentary behaviour. There are additional potential benefits of physical activity for parents. These include increased confidence in ability to cope with the daily challenges of being a parent, and strengthening of parent-child relationships through co-participation. There is also evidence that parental physical activity is positively associated with that of children, especially in studies using device-based measurements. However, despite the many potential gains which physical activity could bring to parents, they are less active than non-parents.

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