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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 ...

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 ...

Regular physical activity benefits both the pregnant woman and the baby without increasing risks like miscarriage, low birth ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you're expecting soon, there's a chance you may have Googled ways to make labor easier. Taking a birthing class, ...

January 4, 2010 — Regular low-intensity resistance and toning exercises, performed by healthy, previously sedentary women during pregnancy, does not affect the type of delivery, a new study has found.

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 ...