Exercise training during pregnancy reduces circulating insulin levels in overweight/obese women postpartum: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial (the ETIP trial).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary aim was to investigate if supervised exercise training during pregnancy could reduce postpartum weight retention (PPWR) three months after delivery in overweight and obese women. We also measured circulating markers of cardiometabolic health, body composition, blood pressure, and physical activity level.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial in which 91 women with BMI ≥ 28 kg/m² were allocated 1:1 to an exercise program or a control group. Women in the exercise group were prescribed three weekly, supervised sessions of 35 min of moderate intensity walking/running followed by 25 min of resistance training. The control group received standard maternal care. Assessments were undertaken in early pregnancy, late p

SUBMITTER: Garnæs KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759335 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature