We cannot repeat it enough: exercising during pregnancy is as good for the mother-to-be as it is for her baby …
We already knew that swimming, cycling, or even running made our little ones smarter, now a recent American study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness has just shown that sport also reduces their risk of hypertension in adulthood. Another good reason to take off from the sofa!
To come to this conclusion, researchers at Michigan State University (United States) studied the physical activity of 51 pregnant women for more than five years. As a result, the children of those who had played sports, especially during their last three months of pregnancy, had a lower risk of hypertension by the age of 10.
30 minutes of sport per day
Notice to the less athletic among us: according to the study, 30 minutes of (moderate) physical activity per day would be enough to guarantee baby’s cardiovascular health …
In addition, the researchers add that doing more than an hour of sport per day during pregnancy could be as bad for the mother as for the baby. Sport, yes, but in moderation!
Also find our article: can we practice a physical activity during pregnancy?
