Exercise prescription in pregnancy: weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise

Bicycle ergometry (non-weight-bearing exercise) and treadmill (weight-bearing exercise) were compared to assess physiologic responses to similar work loads. A total of 22 subjects at 29.3 +/- 1.6 (+/- SEM) weeks' gestation who performed non-weight-bearing exercise were compared with 15 similarl...

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Published inAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 161; no. 6 Pt 1; p. 1464
Main Authors Artal, R, Masaki, D I, Khodiguian, N, Romem, Y, Rutherford, S E, Wiswell, R A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1989
Subjects
Adult
Exercise
Exercise Test
Female
Heart Rate - physiology
Heart Rate, Fetal - physiology
Humans
Physical Exertion - physiology
Pregnancy - physiology
Respiration
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Summary:Bicycle ergometry (non-weight-bearing exercise) and treadmill (weight-bearing exercise) were compared to assess physiologic responses to similar work loads. A total of 22 subjects at 29.3 +/- 1.6 (+/- SEM) weeks' gestation who performed non-weight-bearing exercise were compared with 15 similarly fit subjects at 26.1 +/- 2.3 weeks' gestation who performed weight-bearing exercise at three submaximal levels. Measurements by indirect calorimetry indicate preferential carbohydrate use during non-weight-bearing exercise at submaximal levels.
ISSN:0002-9378
DOI:10.1016/0002-9378(89)90905-8