Pregnancy weight gain is extremely common and highly expected. However, most mothers often have a hard time getting rid of ...

Exercise may improve the mood of pregnant women and help to reduce levels of fatigue reports new research published in Psychology & Health. The study, by Anca Gaston and Harry Prapavessis at the ...

For years, the message around pregnancy and fitness has been the same: Slow down, scale back, don’t lift that. It’s advice that’s been passed down for generations (often with the best intentions), but ...

Decorating the nursery, washing and folding tiny newborn clothes, sleeping (while you still can, as all the just wait-ers will tell you), and figuring out how to assemble the over-engineered stroller ...

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 ...

For Alice Kamanzi Muberarugo, staying active during pregnancy became a lesson learned through painful experience. Her first pregnancy ended in miscarriage after months spent sitting for long hours in ...

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 ...