Physical exercise effects on weight during pregnancy

Regular physical activity has numerous benefits, including reducing the risk of gestational diabetes, hypertension and pre-eclampsia, promoting healthy weight gain and reducing the risk of postpartum depression. This paper's primary objective was to search for the most recent research on the effects of physical exercise on weight control during pregnancy. We searched in PubMed for, Studies of the last 10 year (2014-2024). Free full texts studies randomized controlled trials studies. From 38 results only 7 studies were selected to be part of this review. A total of 1383 (aged 18 to 40 years) pregnant women were recruited to be part of these studies. Different types of physical activity intervention programs were used focusing on the management of weight during pregnancy. Promoting a healthy weight increase throughout pregnancy, physical exercise especially in the second part of pregnancy can bring general benefits on weight management also in pregnant women overall health. More review studies with a larger sample size, more specifics, and a variety of interventional exercise program types are needed to highlight more effective exercise programs (and their combinations) and improve the quality of scientific research-based information about weight gain management during pregnancy.