THE EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE IN THE MORNING AND EVENING ON THE NEONATAL ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES

Background and Aim: Overweight and obesity, in addition to increasing the risk of unpleasant pregnancies such as high blood pressure and gestational diabetes, can lead to problems such as premature birth and congenital anomalies for the fetus.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted in 1396 with the aim of investigating and comparing the effect of 12 weeks aerobic training on the morning and evening routine on birth weight indices up to two months postpartum. Participants were divided into three groups: morning aerobic exercise (29), aerobic training (26 people) and control group (27 people) and exercised for 12 weeksThe training program consisted of 12 three-part sessions with a duration of each session of 40-50 minutes including continuous walking. Exercise intensity was 60% of maximum heart rate reserve in primary sessions and it reached 45% of maximum heart rate reserve from 27th week of pregnancy until the end in the final sessions. Results: Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 20), and Kolmogorov-Smirnov, T-test and Anova tests (p≤0.05). Mean weight, head circumference and head circumference at birth were homogeneous in all three groups. There was no significant difference between the three groups (P = 0.788) (P = 0.472) (P = 0.878). Conclusion: ). Aerobic exercises in the morning and in the evening, in addition to the excessive increase in the body fat percentage, prevent pregnant women during pregnancy, there will be no adverse effects on the anthropometric indices of newborns.

کلیدواژه ها:

Aerobic Exercise ، birth weight ، birth height ، Neonatal Anthropometric Indices