摘要：We present an Active Methodology for Improving Sports Initiation (MAMI Deporte), created to integrated actively sportive and healthy living habits into family sphere. It is pretended that parents and children are jointly initiated in sport.A total of 152 children, aged between 2-11 years (6.3 ± 2.3) and 112 parents, aged between 31-45 years (40.7 ± 4) participated. The program was implemented from October to June for two hours per week. A different sport activity was developed each four sessions, which were planned in order to be simultaneously practiced by parents and children. Three surveys about sport habits and satisfaction of the activities were conducted. The parents’ level of satisfaction was 9.4 ± 0.5. The assistance rate improved by 68% and 72% in the second and third year, respectively.Conclusion: M.A.M.I. Deporte improved adherence to activities, obtained high levels of satisfaction, favored a progressive increase in parental involvement and enabled the whole family to practice physical activity satisfactorily.
