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Comparative Study
. 1989 Dec;161(6 Pt 1):1464-9.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90905-8.

Exercise prescription in pregnancy: weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise

R Artal  1 , D I Masaki, N Khodiguian, Y Romem, S E Rutherford, R A Wiswell
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Comparative Study

Exercise prescription in pregnancy: weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise

R Artal et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Dec.

Abstract

Bicycle ergometry (non-weight-bearing exercise) and treadmill (weight-bearing exercise) were compared to assess physiologic responses to similar work loads. A total of 22 subjects at 29.3 +/- 1.6 (+/- SEM) weeks' gestation who performed non-weight-bearing exercise were compared with 15 similarly fit subjects at 26.1 +/- 2.3 weeks' gestation who performed weight-bearing exercise at three submaximal levels. Measurements by indirect calorimetry indicate preferential carbohydrate use during non-weight-bearing exercise at submaximal levels.

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