The Claim

In healthy pregnant women with normal BMI, average moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during pregnancy remains below the recommended level of 54 minutes per week, even when structured exercise or motivational counseling interventions are implemented, indicating that poor adherence limits the potential benefits of these interventions.

Source: Effects of prenatal exercise on gestational weight gain, obstetric and neonatal outcomes: FitMum randomized controlled trial

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

Even when pregnant women with a normal weight are given exercise programs or motivation tips, most still don't get enough physical activity during pregnancy — they're still moving less than the recommended amount each week.

See the scientific wording

In healthy pregnant women with normal BMI, average moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during pregnancy remains below recommended levels (≤54 min/week) even with structured exercise or motivational counseling interventions, indicating poor adherence limits potential benefits.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effects of prenatal exercise on gestational weight gain, obstetric and neonatal outcomes: FitMum randomized controlled trial

    Even when pregnant women were given structured exercise programs or encouragement to be more active, they didn’t become significantly more active or healthier, which suggests most still didn’t meet the recommended activity levels.

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