Table 3 Different approaches used by couples to achieve lasting lifestyle changes
Type of action | Examples from everyday life |
|---|---|
The partners agree to perform the same health-promoting activities. | The partner changed his own diet at the same time as the woman, because that was easier for the woman and good for the whole family. |
The partners agree on different activities/actions that one of them can perform. | The partner helped to feed, change and look after the baby day and night to give the mother more energy to exercise. |
The partners agree on different actions where they could both perform one of them. | The partners agreed that it was important to be physically active but in different activities; one walked the dog and the other pushed the pram. |