Concurrent exercise training during pregnancy is related to more favourable maternal lipid levels when IL-8 increases.

It is unclear how exercise-induced stimuli affect and translate into immunometabolic adaptations during pregnancy. We previously found that exercise influences maternal-foetal circulating cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α). This study investigated i) the influence of an exercise training programme during pregnancy on metabolic markers (glycaemic and lipid markers, and C-reactive protein) in maternal, and cord arterial and venous serum; and ii) whether these cytokines mediated the effects of exercise on metabolic markers.

Association between Flexibility, Measured with the Back-Scratch Test, and the Odds of Oxytocin Administration during Labour and Caesarean Section.

This study explored whether assessing flexibility levels in clinical settings might predict the odds of oxytocin administration and caesarean section to stimulate labour. Pregnant women from the GESTAFIT Project (n = 157), participated in this longitudinal study. Maternal upper-body flexibility was assessed at 16 gestational weeks (g.

Influence of a Concurrent Exercise Training Program on Health-Related Quality of Life During Advanced Pregnancy: The GESTAFIT Project.

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may be altered during pregnancy due to pregnancy-related changes in all domains of women's health.

Hypothesis: A supervised concurrent exercise-training program from the 17th gestational week until birth positively influences HRQoL.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Effects of a concurrent exercise training program on low back and sciatic pain and pain disability in late pregnancy.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore the influence of a concurrent exercise (aerobic + resistance) training program, from the 17th gestational week (g.w.) until birth on low back and sciatic pain, and pain disability.

A concurrent prenatal exercise program increases neonatal and placental weight and shortens labor: The GESTAFIT project.

Objective: To explore the influence of a supervised concurrent exercise-training program during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal birth-related outcomes and type of birth.

Methods: One hundred and fifty-nine Caucasian pregnant women from the GESTAFIT project participated in this quasi-experimental study and were allocated into control [(n = 86), (age 33.1 ± 4.

The influence of an exercise program in middle-aged women on dietary habits. The FLAMENCO project.

Objective: To determine the extent to which following an exercise training program can modify dietary habits and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) compared with a counseling group.

Methods: These are secondary analyses from the FLAMENCO (Fitness League Against MENopause COst) project. The present randomized controlled trial included 150 perimenopausal women who were randomized into counseling (n = 75) or exercise (n = 75) groups.

Physical fitness and maternal body composition indices during pregnancy and postpartum: the GESTAFIT project.

We explored the association of physical fitness (PF) during pregnancy with maternal body composition indices along pregnancy and postpartum period. The study comprised 159 pregnant women (32.9 ± 4.

The Influence of Exercise, Lifestyle Behavior Components, and Physical Fitness on Maternal Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain.

This study examines (a) the influence of exercise, lifestyle behavior components (sedentary time, physical activity, and sleep and dietary patterns), and physical fitness on maternal weight gain, postpartum weight retention, and excessive gestational weight gain and (b) whether exercise protects against the adverse effects of impaired metabolism and nonoptimal body composition related to excessive gestational weight gain. Subjects were assigned to either a supervised concurrent (aerobic + resistance) exercise program followed 3 days/week (n = 47) or a control group (n = 54). Sedentary time, physical activity, sleep and dietary patterns (assessed by accelerometry and questionnaires), muscle strength (handgrip test), and cardiorespiratory fitness (Bruce test) were determined at gestational Weeks 16 and 33 (early-middle and late pregnancy, respectively), and at 6 weeks postpartum.

Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT project.

Purpose: This study was aimed to analyze the associations of objectively measured physical activity (PA), sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health in the early second trimester (16 ± 2 gestational weeks) of pregnancy.

Methods: From 229 women initially contacted, 124 pregnant women participated in the present cross-sectional study. Data were collected between November 2015 and March 2017.

Association of Self-Reported Physical Fitness with Pregnancy Related Symptoms the GESTAFIT Project.

We explored the association of physical fitness (PF) with pregnancy-related symptoms, at the 16th and 34th gestational weeks (g.w.).

A 16-week concurrent exercise program improves emotional well-being and emotional distress in middle-aged women: the FLAMENCO project randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To analyze the influence of a supervised concurrent exercise program on emotional well-being and emotional distress in middle-aged women.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial included 150 middle-aged women recruited for the FLAMENCO project. Participants were allocated into counseling (n = 75) or exercise (n = 75) groups.

Influence of dietary habits and Mediterranean diet adherence on menopausal symptoms. The FLAMENCO project.

Objective: To explore the association of dietary habits and Mediterranean diet adherence with menopausal symptoms.

Methods: The present study included 172 women recruited from the FLAMENCO project. Menopausal symptoms were assessed with the Kupperman Menopausal Index and the Cervantes Menopause and Health Subscale from the validated Cervantes Scale.

Correction: Association of objectively measured physical fitness during pregnancy with maternal and neonatal outcomes. The GESTAFIT Project.

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Association of objectively measured physical fitness during pregnancy with maternal and neonatal outcomes. The GESTAFIT Project.

Aim: To analyse i) the association of physical fitness during early second trimester and late pregnancy with maternal and neonatal outcomes; and ii) to investigate whether physical fitness is associated with the type of birth (vaginal or caesarean section).

Methods: Pregnant women from the GESTAFIT Project (n = 159) participated in this longitudinal study. Maternal physical fitness including upper- and lower-body strength, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and flexibility were measured through objective physical fitness tests at the 16th and 34th gestational weeks.

Influence of a Concurrent Exercise Training Intervention during Pregnancy on Maternal and Arterial and Venous Cord Serum Cytokines: The GESTAFIT Project.

The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of a supervised concurrent exercise-training program, from the 17th gestational week until delivery, on cytokines in maternal (at 17th and 35th gestational week, and at delivery) and arterial and venous cord serum. Fifty-eight Caucasian pregnant women (age: 33.5 ± 4.

International Fitness Scale-IFIS: Validity and association with health-related quality of life in pregnant women.

This study aimed (a) to examine the construct validity of the International Fitness Scale (IFIS) to discriminate between different objectively measured physical fitness levels in pregnant women and (b) to assess the extent to which IFIS is able to discriminate between pregnant women with different levels of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A total of 159 pregnant women were involved in the GESTAtion and FITness project: 106 pregnant women (mean age 32.7, SD 4.

Body Composition Changes Following a Concurrent Exercise Intervention in Perimenopausal Women: The FLAMENCO Project Randomized Controlled Trial.

We assessed the effects of a 16-week primary-care-based exercise program on body composition in perimenopausal women. The women ( = 150) were randomized into control ( = 75) or exercise ( = 75) groups. Exercise was provided in a 16-week (60 min/session, 3 days/week) concurrent program.

Doctor, ask your perimenopausal patient about her physical fitness; association of self-reported physical fitness with cardiometabolic and mental health in perimenopausal women: the FLAMENCO project.

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the association of self-reported physical fitness (PF) and its components with cardiometabolic and mental health in perimenopausal women.

Methods: These cross-sectional analyses included 191 participants (53 ± 4 y old) from the FLAMENCO project. Self-reported PF was assessed with the International Fitness Scale (IFIS).

Association of sedentary time and physical activity levels with immunometabolic markers in early pregnancy: The GESTAFIT project.

Objectives: To analyze the association of sedentary time and physical activity (PA) intensity levels with immunometabolic markers during early pregnancy; and to examine if meeting the PA recommendations is associated with the immunometabolic profile of pregnant women.

Methods: Fifty Caucasian pregnant women (age: 32.8 ± 4.

Association of self-reported physical fitness with pain during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT Project.

Aims: To explore the association of self-reported physical fitness with bodily, lumbar and sciatic pain, and pain disability during pregnancy.

Methods: The present study sample comprised 159 pregnant women (32.9 ± 4.

Association of sedentary time and physical fitness with ideal cardiovascular health in perimenopausal women: The FLAMENCO project.

Introduction: Healthier lifestyle behaviours might be related to a lower cardiometabolic risk predisposed by menopause transition. The objectives of the study were: 1) to examine the association of sedentary time (ST) and physical fitness with "Ideal Cardiovascular Health" (ICH) in perimenopausal women, and 2) to determine the capacity of ST and physical fitness tests to discriminate between the presence or absence of ICH status in this population.

Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study.

Association of sedentary time and physical activity during pregnancy with maternal and neonatal birth outcomes. The GESTAFIT Project.

Aim: (a) To analyse the association of objectively measured sedentary time (ST) and physical activity (PA) during early second trimester of pregnancy with maternal and neonatal birth outcomes; (b) to explore if ST and PA differ between women with vaginal or caesarean section deliveries.

Methods: Ninety-four Caucasian pregnant women (32.9 ± 4.

Aerobic interval exercise improves renal functionality and affects mineral metabolism in obese Zucker rats.

Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and renal injury are considered risk factors for type 2 diabetes, as well as kidney disease. Functional and structural changes in the kidney as consequence of obesity and metabolic syndrome may lead to impaired mineral metabolism in what is known as chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder. Lifestyle interventions such as physical activity are good strategies to manage these pathologies and therefore, prevent the loss of kidney functionality and related complications in mineral metabolism.

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) into Spanish.

The objective of this study was to translate and transculturally adapt into Spanish the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. The translation procedure included a forward step (translation and synthesis) and a quantitative and qualitative control of the usefulness of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. Afterwards, a prefinal version of the Spanish adapted questionnaire was pretested on 58 pregnant women from Granada (south of Spain).

Influence of a Concurrent Exercise Training Program During Pregnancy on Colostrum and Mature Human Milk Inflammatory Markers: Findings From the GESTAFIT Project.

Background: Although exercise reduces systemic inflammation, information regarding its influence on human milk is scarce or inexistent. Research Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of an exercise intervention during pregnancy on colostrum and mature human milk inflammatory markers.

Methods: The authors conducted a pseudorandomized controlled trial.