Recommended exercise prescription for women with Gestational diabetes: MODE: 1.Aerobic:walk,stationary cycle,swim,aquatic activities,conditioning machines,prenatal yoga,seated exercises,and possibly jogging or running 2.Resistance:light or moderate resistance exercises 3.Exercise to avoid:activities lying flat on the back and any that increase the risk of falling or abdominal trauma(e.g contact or collision sports,horseback riding,downhill skiing,water skiing,soccer,outdoor cycling,basketball,most raquet sports,scuba diving) INTENSITY: if inactive:moderate intensity aerobic activity(40 -59% heart rate reserve or somewhat hard) during pregnancy and postpartum if already active or doing vigorous activity:moderate to vigorous intensity exercises(40-89%HRR) FREQUENCY: 3 to 7 days,spread throught the week,better done on most,if not all,days of week DURATION: 30 min/session at least 150 min of moderate intensity physical activity spread throught the week PROGRESSION: if just starting,increase duration of moderate exercise slowly,if already more active,maintain the intensity rather than progressing
Posted on: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 05:37:59 +0000
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