Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide with increasing prevalence in all
age groups, genders, and ethnicities. Most chronic disease deaths occur in middle-to low …

Purpose: To summarize the evidence from the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory
Committee Scientific Report, including new evidence from an updated search of the effects …

Increasing urbanisation, changing disease scenarios, and current predictions of climate
change impacts require innovative strategies for providing healthy and sustainable cities …

Objectives The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive literature review, gathering
the strongest evidence about the risks and benefits and the prescription of physical exercise …

Objective We aimed to identify the relationship between maternal prenatal exercise and birth
complications, and neonatal and childhood morphometric, metabolic and developmental …

Background: Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and post-partum
weight retention (PPWR) constitute new public health challenges, due to the association …

Background Preterm birth is the major cause of perinatal mortality in the United States. In the
past, pregnant women have been recommended to not exercise because of presumed risks …

Background Evidence suggests that leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) during pregnancy
is associated with a reduced risk of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and …

Background Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with several adverse events
and pathologies during pregnancy. Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the …

Objective To perform a systematic review of the relationships between prenatal exercise and
maternal harms including labour/delivery outcomes. Design Systematic review with random …