The primary purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a family‐based exploratory community study titled BOUNCE (Behavior Opportunities Uniting Nutrition, Counseling, and Exercise) to increase physical fitness and activity in low‐income Latino mothers and daughters. The BOUNCE study consisted of a 12‐week exercise (e.g., Latin dance), nutrition education, and counseling intervention. The design included a two‐arm parallel group assignment to an experimental group (EG; included 26 mother–daughter dyads) and comparison group (CG; included 20 mother–daughter dyads). Pre‐ and postintervention 20‐Meter Endurance Shuttle Run Test and accelerometry were used to measure children's aerobic capacity and physical activity, respectively. For the mothers, the Rockport Walk test and Non‐Exercise Physical Activity Rating test were employed to assess aerobic fitness and physical activity. Anthropometric, demographic, and dietary assessments were also collected pre‐ and postintervention. Differences in outcome measures between groups were tested using repeated measures analysis of covariance. The BOUNCE intervention had a significant effect on EG Latino daughters' aerobic capacity (P = 0.044). Although not statistically significant, EG daughters reported a higher reduction of high fat food and sweetened beverages and an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption compared to CG daughters. Similarly, EG mothers reported more strategies to increase fruit/vegetable consumption and reduce fat intake compared to CG mothers. No changes in physical activity or BMI were observed between EG and CG mother–daughter dyads.

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Objectives: To assess the efficacy of the BOUNCE parent-daughter intervention in promoting selected physical fitness measures and activity. Methods: Thirty-seven Latino and African American parent-daughter pairs participated. The intervention entailed physical activities, nutrition classes, and selfesteem activities. Child's height, weight, waist circumference, body fat %, blood pressure, physical fitness, and activity were assessed pre-and postintervention. Results: A repeated-measures ANOVA yielded significant results [F(4,26) = 793.003, P<0.001]. Post hoc analyses demonstrated significant (P<0.05) changes in BMI, waist circumference, physical fitness, and activity. Conclusions: The BOUNCE intervention was effective in promoting fitness and activity in minority girls.

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