Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ409596
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Is Weight Training Safe during Pregnancy?
Work, Janis A.
Physician and Sportsmedicine, v17 n3 p256-59 Mar 1989
Examines the opinions of several experts on the safety of weight training during pregnancy, noting that no definitive research on weight training alone has been done. Experts agree that low-intensity weight training probably poses no harm for mother or fetus; exercise programs should be individualized. (SM)
Descriptors: Exercise, Females, Muscular Strength, Physical Fitness, Pregnancy, Safety, Sports Medicine, Weightlifting, Womens Athletics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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