Exercise while you are pregnant

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being physically active while pregnant may help women gain a little bit less weight, according to a new review of recent research.
Pooling the results of 12 studies, researchers in Munich, Germany, found that women who exercised while pregnant gained an average of 1.3 fewer pounds than women who didn't.

That alone is probably not much of an incentive for women who are considering exercising while pregnant, but there are other reasons to do it, said Dr. Michael Kramer of McGill University in Montreal who reviewed the findings for Reuters Health.

Research shows that exercise can have positive effects on mood and insulin sensitivity in people overall, and appears to have no negative effects on women during pregnancy, noted Kramer, who is also scientific director of the Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Exercise can also help women maintain their pre-pregnancy conditioning.

"Women who have been physically active can continue, and women who haven't can start," Kramer said. "But they shouldn't expect major outcomes for them or their baby."

Healthy-Steps has a wonderful Maternity program and Juzo supplies garments for pregnant women! email us today for information at info@lebedmethod.com

It was indeed a pleasure presenting the lecture on "Exercise in Pregnancy" on the lovely Navigator of the Seas cruise ship.

The program reviewed American College of OB/GYN recommendation and contraindications for exercise during pregnancy and post-partum. The Healthy Steps program was presented based on these recommendations both in lecture form and then by completely reviewing the practical performance of these exercising steps.

Though the presentation and the course was fully educational and fun, I must mention the tremendous experience of jointly participating in a presentation with my brother and our talented and lovely sister. With that being said, there was a strong feeling from those attending this most rewarding conference that we all walked away with more experience and knowledge to aid our patients with the Healthy Steps Program.

See you all next time around.
?Dr Joel Lebed