Emerging evidence suggests that higher-intensity exercise doesn’t harm healthy pregnancies—and may protect against conditions ...

For most pregnant women, exercise is the last thing on their minds. After all, keeping slim while you’re expecting isn’t exactly the top priority — rather, it’s making sure your baby gets enough ...

This recently published study may have found a link between exercise during pregnancy and infant development.

Background: Birth weight plays an important role in infant mortality and morbidity, childhood development, and adult health. To date there are contradictory results regarding the role of physical ...

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Limiting sedentary time and increasing light-intensity physical activity may reduce risk for developing a hypertensive ...

Objective Resistance training (RT) has wide-ranging health benefits that may extend to pregnancy. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the influence of RT as a sole intervention or as part of a ...

One of the great things about pregnancy is that it offers a seemingly plausible excuse to indulge — eat a little more dessert (why not, when you’re going to gain so much weight anyway) and dial down ...

Think you can’t exercise with a baby bump? Think again. Alissa Mosca, 33, is a USA Weightlifting coach and a Planet Fitness trainer who is 6 months pregnant with her first child — and she hasn’t let ...

Among women who had a pregnancy with preeclampsia, those who exercised regularly had better cardiovascular function before conceiving again than those who did not exercise and were less likely to ...

A fitness expert debunks 8 common pregnancy exercise myths and shares safe tips for mums unsure which workouts are OK ...