Resumen de Pregnancy and Exercise: Physiological Changes and Effects on the Mother and Fetus

Barbara Hernández, George Strickland, Douglas Boatwright, DonLouise Martens

• As more pregnant women are exercising during pregnancy, the effects of exercise on both the mother and fetus are important to understand. Resistance training is a popular mode of exercise today and should be further evaluated in terms of its safety and efficacy. Resistance training can be safely incorporated into the pregnant woman's conditioning program.