Exercising during pregnancy is generally safe and can be beneficial, but it's important to listen to your body. Heart rate naturally increases during pregnancy, so don't stress about exact numbers ...

Exercising during pregnancy provides a multitude of health benefits you may not even consider, like reducing pregnancy discomforts such as back pain, constipation, and leg swelling. It also helps you ...

The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is ...

For those cleared by their doctor to exercise, strength and cardio workouts during all four trimesters of pregnancy are not only safe, they are healthy for you and your baby. I know firsthand that ...

Based on a study published in the International Journal of Women’s Health. At a time when your body is changing, it’s natural ...

Between the aching back, the nausea, and the exhaustion, pregnancy can be the perfect excuse to skip a workout. But if your pregnancy is healthy, a bit of regular exercise can pay off. And here’s more ...

A new study published in the International Journal of Women’s Health reveals that resistance training during pregnancy offers ...

Exercise – walking, aerobics, strength training, swimming – proved most effective in countering gestational diabetes, researchers said.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When it comes to exercising during pregnancy and postpartum, some women have questions about what is safe and what isn’t. Dr. Marcos Cordoba, a maternal fetal medicine ...

When I was newly pregnant, I was first introduced to pelvic-floor exercises by my occupational therapist, Meredith Waymire. Because I have a history of low-back pain and sciatica, I hired a PT to help ...

Spanish researchers have clarified doubts over the physical activity recommended during pregnancy. Their work highlights how exercise should be taken not only by healthy, previously active women, but ...

That matters because gestational diabetes doesn’t always end when pregnancy does. The condition can increase the risk of a host of complications, such as preeclampsia, and significantly increases the ...