Table 5.

Roles Regarding Exercise

Reminding Parents to Exercise

• Parent: And sometimes the little girl asks me, “Did you exercise already, or when are you going to do it?” I would answer, “No, I have not exercised yet.” And then she adds, “You have to do it, I don't know why, but you have to do it.” (translation) (Quote 10)

• Parent: He's always, “Ma, you want to go walking? You want to do this? You want to lift some weights?...You want to ride the bike?” I say, “You've gotta stop.”....He knows I'm trying, but he does what he can to be encouraging. (Quote 11)

Exercising with Parents

• Parent: She [her young daughter] starts doing some exercises with me during the summer. We do some walking ...we walk outside in the street. Ah, there's nothing else in the world that I love most than to go walking. Yes, and then there's dancing, you know? We are dancing, she and I...We do not have a stereo... but when the television plays a song, then we start dancing, my daughter and I. (translation) (Quote 12)

Parents try to include children in their exercise

• Parent: They enjoy getting involved in things...at work, my son is very active.... Yes I think, because I make them do...If I'm like this [active], why aren't you?... Sometimes I say to my daughter, like last time we went to the doctor,” Ay, why don't we start walking, because your brother is not here yet [to pick them up]

12-year-old daughter: You might walk around not as much but when you have somebody with you or a friend or your mom it's more interesting walking around.... Sometimes with my mom or my dad or with friends we run off and we play volleyball, jump rope, run around. [laughs]. (Quote 13)