A narrative review of exercise dose during pregnancy

Author:

Claiborne Alex123ORCID,Jevtovic Filip123,May Linda E.1234ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Kinesiology East Carolina University Greenville North Carolina USA

2. Human Performance Laboratory East Carolina University Greenville North Carolina USA

3. East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University Greenville North Carolina USA

4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology East Carolina University Greenville North Carolina USA

Abstract

AbstractThe current recommendations for prenatal exercise dose align with those from the American College of Sports Medicine; 150 min of moderate intensity every week of pregnancy. However, recent works suggest there may be a dose‐dependent beneficial effect for mother and offspring; maternal and offspring health outcomes respond differently to low, medium, and high doses of prenatal exercise. It is, therefore, our aim to summarize the published evidence (years 1950–2023) for five metrics of prenatal exercise training commonly reported, that is, “FITT‐V”: Frequency (number of sessions), Intensity (metabolic equivalents “METs”), Time (duration of sessions), Type (exercise mode), Volume (exercise MET*mins). The target audience includes clinicians and health care professionals, as well as exercise professionals and physiologists. Data suggest that moderate exercise frequency (3–4 times weekly) appears safe and efficacious for mother and offspring, while there is contradictory evidence for the safety and further benefit of increased frequency beyond 5 sessions per week. Moderate (3–6 METs) and vigorous (>6 METs) intensity prenatal exercise have been shown to promote maternal and offspring health, while little research has been performed on low‐intensity (<3 METs) exercise. Exercise sessions lasting less than 1 hr are safe for mother and fetus, while longer‐duration exercise should be carefully considered and monitored. Taken together, aerobic, resistance, or a combination of exercise types is well tolerated at medium‐to‐high volumes and offers a variety of type‐specific benefits. Still, research is needed to define (1) the “minimum” effective dose of exercise for mother and offspring health, as well as (2) the maximum tolerable dose from which more benefits may be seen. Additionally, there is a lack of randomized controlled trials addressing exercise doses during the three trimesters of pregnancy. Further, the protocols adopted in research studies should be more standardized and tested for efficacy in different populations of gravid women.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Developmental Biology,Toxicology,Embryology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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