Hot yoga or exercise in super hot weather. Any exercise or environment that raises your body temperature more than 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit should be avoided, since it causes blood to be shunted away ...

Physical fitness is important to overall health, but for pregnant women, the question of what kind – and exactly how much – exercise they should get often yields mixed advice. “As a general rule, all ...

Plus, five questions answered about working out while pregnant. Women who exercise while pregnant are not only helping themselves, but their babies too, according to a new study. Newborns whose moms ...

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 ...

When it comes to pregnancy, doctors say it's no time to become a couch potato. In fact, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology says working out is just as important as ever when a woman is ...

Hitting the gym may not be your first priority during pregnancy, especially if your hormones leave you craving a cheeseburger and a nap on the couch. But your doctor might actually encourage you to ...

The belief that it’s dangerous to exercise during pregnancy is common — but it’s wrong. Credit...Heather Sten for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer This guide was originally ...

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 ...

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 ...

What expectant women should know about working out. Women who sweat it out during pregnancy will likely have a sweet reward at the end, according to a new study. Researchers in Spain found that women ...

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