The more you increase your pregnancy fitness, the faster you'll recover physically after childbirth, the more fit you'll be after delivery. In a study, women who exercised recovered faster after labor ...

Want to maintain your strength and muscle tone during pregnancy? Lifting light to moderate weights is safe (and even encouraged!) when you’re expecting.

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

Pregnant women are often advised to avoid strenuous physical activities like strength training or running for the baby’s ...

For most pregnant women, exercise is the last thing on their minds. After all, keeping slim while you’re expecting isn’t exactly the top priority — rather, it’s making sure your baby gets enough ...

Learn how to safely meet the recommended 150 minutes of weekly exercise if you're pregnant with adapted workouts for each trimester.

May 24, 2011 — A commentary highlighting the most current exercise guidelines in pregnancy for obstetricians and gynecologists, as well as subsequent research, touts the benefits of exercise during ...

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 ...

Exercise is good for anyone. But, staying active when you are pregnant may be especially important. Doctors used to think exercise during pregnancy was linked to pre-term birth, but a recent study ...

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 ...

Women are increasingly embracing motherhood in their forties. Modern fertility treatments and a focus on health offer new ...