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 ...

Pregnancy is one of the most intense physical challenges a person can go through, so it's important to take things easy. With that being said, you still want to stay reasonably active. You may not ...

Wondering if pregnancy pilates is for you? Physiotherapist Harriet Ranger explains the benefits, and what to avoid.

When you’re pregnant, the couch quickly becomes your best friend. Exercise may be the last thing on your mind during the fatigue of the first trimester or when the aches and pains set in as your belly ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When it comes to exercising during pregnancy and postpartum, some women have questions about what is safe and what isn’t. Dr. Marcos Cordoba, a maternal fetal medicine ...

“The pelvic floor has to get the heck out of the way to get the baby out,” says physical therapist Carrie Pagliano, DPT, who specializes in pelvic health. Although pregnancy hormones like relaxin will ...

Exercising during pregnancy is hugely beneficial but during such a special time there are certainly exercises that are more important than others and some that you need to be mindful of or ditch ...

One of the best ways to stay healthy during your pregnancy is with regular exercise, and that includes doing some core work. A strong core can strengthen your abdominal muscles and pelvic floor, ...

Gestational diabetes (GD) is a temporary form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Although GD is not always preventable, regular exercise can help manage the condition. GD is one of the most ...