Benefits of Exercising While Pregnant




The Scope Radio show

Summary: Exercising during pregnancy is not only good for heart and respiratory health, good for controlling weight and flexibility, and good for helping women maintain strength, it also gives women significant psychological benefits. Yet, how much exercise should be individualized and when is exercise during pregnancy <i>not</i> recommended? Women’s health expert <a href="http://medicine.utah.edu/faculty/mddetail.php?facultyID=u0031449">Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones</a> speaks with perinatologist <a href="http://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0221773">Dr. Amy Sullivan</a> about common questions pregnant women have about exercising while carrying.