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I'm not sure if I'm glad you posted this because it will help motivate me to exercise, or annoyed because now I have to fraking exercise.

@tarabonno: Yeah, walking I can handle. I'm just not the type to hit the gym all the time!

That was so cool. I also was really impressed by the bit about how the fetus' heartrate increases with the mothers, and those babies tended to have higher cardiovascular ability. So neat!

@Mae: haha ditto! I guess I walked a lot... and getting off the couch raised my heart rate.. hmm.

This obviously explains why my kid's a genius

@heartonastring: LOL I just said that to DH.

How interesting!

To be honest, though, I was in a lot of pain through my entire pregnancy (and it just got worse as it went on). By the end any movement had me in tears! So the most I got was 3-4 miles of walking a day, 5-6 days a week (which now that I think about it isn't a small amount!). At a quicker past at first but a slow waddle by the end. And I tried to do prenatal yoga a few times a week but it hurt too much

I get out of breath walking to the fridge- does that count as moderate exercise? Baby #2 will be a damn genius thanks to his toddler big brother- chasing him is a heck of a workout

I guess it's all about perspective and what is defined as exercise- I sure didn't feel very active with my first compared to my usual activity level, but my boss said I was the most active she's ever seen a pregnant lady. Being at work helped a lot since I never really thought about it, I just ran around like a crazy person.

Dr. Clapp's Exercising throughout your Pregnancy goes into a LOT of these types of studies on pregnant women and the effect on the fetus and the babies, if anybody wants an in depth, longer read. Greater oxygen flow due to more veins, larger placentas, better scores on intelligence tests at 1 and 5 years, the baby has a stronger heart and is better suited to a changing environment. He also states that 3x/week, moderate to hard is all you need (his book also goes into athletes or vigorous exercisers who are pregnant, which I appreciated)

I could go on and on. If you're interested, READ THE BOOK. It's so interesting and I loved all the clinical studies.

@Adira: Bahahaha!!

@dc yoga bee, LMAO. The babies just bob around in there, totally cushioned by the fluid. Probably puts them to sleep. I know E was super inactive whenever I worked out, but would go crazy when I stopped

Whoo hoo! I'm so glad I worked out when pregnant, C will have a huge brain!

I walked a ton during pregnancy... I wonder if that explains why S is always so alert!!!

thanks for sharing! can't wait to get to my second tri and begin running again.. been feeling so sluggish

Yikes. Guess I should be pushing myself to be a little more active. Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing!