Pregnancy can make exercise feel harder, especially as the bump grows and energy levels change. But staying active, when ...

Pregnancy brings a new rhythm to life and the body. Exercise is an excellent ally during this journey. It helps maintain energy, improve mood, and prepare for birth. There’s a fine balance between ...

Emerging evidence suggests that higher-intensity exercise doesn’t harm healthy pregnancies—and may protect against conditions like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Researchers are beginning to ...

To be pregnant is to have at least one encounter (but likely many) with a well-meaning person telling you that you really shouldn’t pick up [insert heavy object here]. This idea that pregnant people ...

According to new research, intense exercise like heavy lifting, high-intensity intervals, and climbing may be safer than thought during pregnancy.

On "Balance," UAMS professor Elisabet Borsheim explains exercise guidelines during pregnancy and what the Expecting Study ...

For years, the prevailing advice around pregnancy and exercise was simple: Don’t start anything new. If you were active, you could keep going (super carefully, though). If you weren’t, it was better ...

Researchers have found in a randomized trial of 209 pregnant women with overweight or obesity found that a structured ...

Olympian and 10-time IRONMAN 70.3 champion Helle Frederiksen shares what she learned training through pregnancy, grounded in medical guidance. A note before you begin. This article shares one ...

Mothers who followed a supervised exercise program throughout pregnancy had babies with lower BMI and reduced odds of overweight at 12 months, offering new clues about how prenatal lifestyle habits ...