Why the study?
Does pregnancy increase absolute VO2max in well-conditioned recreational athletes?
Population
40 well-conditioned, recreational athletes (20 nonpregnant, 20 who conceived), mean age 30 years.
Comparison
Pregnancy vs Nonpregnant state
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
15 months (nonpregnant) or 36-44 weeks postpartum (pregnant)
Authors
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May indicate pregnancy-associated gains in absolute VO2max among active women; leaves open causal effects and generalizability beyond this cohort.
Does pregnancy increase absolute VO2max in well-conditioned recreational athletes?
Pregnancy may confer an added training effect, increasing absolute VO2max in recreational athletes who maintain moderate to high exercise levels.
Clapp et al. (1991) studied this question.
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