Water aerobics can help ease the pelvic and back pain that plague many women during pregnancy, Swedish researchers report. Among healthy pregnant women, those who did water aerobics once a week ...

Exercise during pregnancy may enable mothers to significantly reduce their children’s chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests. A study in lab ...

Pregnancy is a unique physiological status, only wholly experienced by females. Not surprisingly, many women, especially in their first pregnancies, harbour several anxieties about what they should be ...

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The Fit Pregnancy Club is a first-of-its-kind gym in New York City. At one gym in New York City, you will find a group of women who all have something in common: They are either pregnant or have ...

During pregnancy, your body is working overtime to sustain you and your growing baby. Even a simple task like going to the grocery store can feel like an Olympic sport. With your body going through so ...

Pregnancy is a special time when taking care of your health becomes even more important, not just for you, but for your baby too. Staying active can help you feel better, reduce stress, and make it ...

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 ...

Trainer Vern Hill explains what exercises to focus on, and why building strength now can help you when your baby arrives.

One day soon, a woman's first trip to the doctor after conceiving may include a prescription for an exercise program. Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children's ...