| Effect of recreational exercise on pregnancy weight gain and subcutaneous fat deposition. | |
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PMID: 7723638 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study was designed to test the hypothesis that continuing a regular regimen of recreational endurance exercise alters the time-specific rate of maternal weight gain and subcutaneous fat deposition during pregnancy. Serial measurements of body mass and 5-site skinfold thickness were obtained from 44 women before and during pregnancy who continued their preconceptional exercise regimen throughout pregnancy and from women who voluntarily stopped their preconceptional exercise regimen either before conception (N = 31) or reduced it below baseline fitness levels in very early pregnancy (N = 4). In the first and second trimester, the rate of weight gain and change in skinfold thicknesses were unrelated to exercise performance. However, those who continued exercise had a reduced rate of weight gain and change in skinfold thickness at specific sites in the last trimester of pregnancy. Overall weight gains were (mean +/- SEM) 13.0 +/- 0.5 kg and 16.3 +/- 0.7 kg in the exercise and control groups, respectively, and the increases in the sum of skinfolds were 22 +/- 2 mm and 31 +/- 2 mm, respectively. We conclude that continuing a regular exercise regimen throughout pregnancy does not influence the rate of early pregnancy weight gain or subcutaneous fat deposition but decreases both in late pregnancy. However, overall pregnancy weight gain remains well within the normal range. |
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Authors:
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J F Clapp; K D Little |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Volume: 27 ISSN: 0195-9131 ISO Abbreviation: Med Sci Sports Exerc Publication Date: 1995 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-05-25 Completed Date: 1995-05-25 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8005433 Medline TA: Med Sci Sports Exerc Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 170-7 Citation Subset: IM; S |
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Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA. |
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Adipose Tissue
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physiology* Adult Body Weight* Case-Control Studies Exercise / physiology* Female Humans Oxygen Consumption Pregnancy / physiology* Pregnancy Trimester, First Pregnancy Trimester, Third Skinfold Thickness |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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HD-R01-21268/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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