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.