Specialists at the University of Gothenburg disproved the theory that exercise with resistance is contraindicated in pregnant women.

Scientists say that loads with moderate resistance are very useful for future mothers. Such exercises reduce fatigue, back pain, eliminate nausea and headaches, and also help improve the sense of control over the body. Such loads can be alternated with traditionally recommended for pregnant women swimming and walking.

The author of the theory, physiotherapist Carolina Petrov-Feril stated that the results of the study confirm the effectiveness of moderate training with resistance for pregnant women. According to researchers, aerobic loads normalize blood pressure and heart rate of expectant mothers. Women who trained under the proposed program, began to feel better.

The scientists stressed that the effectiveness and safety of training with resistance was the same as with normal swimming or walking, which means that both types of exercise fit pregnant women to maintain their physical fitness.

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