Project Goals

The broad objective of this project is to further our understanding of the health consequences of moderate intensity resistance exercise training for pregnant women. Moderate intensity aerobic exercise has been found to be safe and healthful for pregnant women, but little is known about the health effects of moderate intensity resistance exercise.

 

There is an urgent need to learn more about the health consequences of resistance exercise training among pregnant women in part because women increasingly are performing resistance exercise during their pregnancy. Unfortunately, at the present time there is a lack of scientific information available to nurses, physicians and other health professionals concerning the health outcomes associated with moderate intensity resistance exercise training among pregnant women.

 

The knowledge gained from this study will provide physicians and other health care and exercise specialists with empirical evidence for deciding the usefulness of prescribing moderate intensity resistance exercise for pregnant women with back pain.