Women who engage in light physical activity and lessen their sedentary time may significantly reduce the risk of key health problems during pregnancy, according to a new University of Iowa-led study.

Most people would call running, pushing a sled, lugging weights, and cranking out burpee broad jumps tough enough even on their best day. Now picture doing all that while you’re seven months pregnant.

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 ...

Objective To evaluate the effects of supervised exercise on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and other pregnancy outcomes and examine dose–response relationships. Design Systematic review with ...