The Fit Pregnancy Club is a first-of-its-kind gym in New York City. At one gym in New York City, you will find a group of women who all have something in common: They are either pregnant or have ...

Background: Birth weight plays an important role in infant mortality and morbidity, childhood development, and adult health. To date there are contradictory results regarding the role of physical ...

Pregnancy transforms you physically, emotionally, and mentally. Rest is necessary, but staying active with safe, mindful movement supports strength, flexibility, and overall health. This blog ...

Trainer Vern Hill explains what exercises to focus on, and why building strength now can help you when your baby arrives.

Methods 10 healthy pregnant (26.4±3.2 weeks gestation) and 10 healthy non-pregnant individuals were recruited (34.8±6 and 33.5±2.9 years, respectively). At least 48 hours after baseline strength ...

This Collection amplifies and supports research related to SDG 3 - Good health and Wellbeing. In recognition of the importance this research plays in UN Sustainable Development Goal 3, this Collection ...

Back pain is common in pregnancy, but that doesn't mean you have to tough it out. Here's why it happens – and what actually helps.

You’ve probably seen the videos or at least heard the stories of women a month or two away from delivery and still pumping iron and running marathons. These pregnant phenoms elicit as much admiration ...

For centuries, medical researchers have exclusively studied men. Despite the fact that women are physiologically very different, sex differences have been ignored, and findings have been carelessly ...