ACTIVE PREGNANCY: Workshop on Promotion of Physical Activity in Pregnancy for Exercise Professionals

Santos-Rocha, Rita; Pajaujienė, Simona; Szumilewicz, Anna

doi:10.2147/jmdh.s370453

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“…Therefore, we suggest including in future workshops for exercise professionals the specific pedagogical and communication-related topics most appreciated by pregnant women. 34 Moreover, despite the difficulty in accessing this population in a real context, more studies should be conducted to learn more about FI pedagogical intervention with pregnant women.…”

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The Importance Assigned by Pregnant Women to the Quality Characteristics of Fitness Instructors. A Qualitative Study

Carvalho¹,

Franco²,

Simões³

et al. 2023

JMDH

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Introduction The exercise professional’s role is to provide proper exercise prescription and selection, regular feedback, positive reinforcement, and behavioral strategies to enhance adherence. Thus, knowing the preferences of the consumers will enhance pedagogical skills. Objective To characterize pregnant women’s preferences regarding the fitness instructor’s quality characteristics in specific group exercise sessions for this population. Methods A qualitative study was conducted in 2021. The Fitness Instructor Quality Questionnaire was applied to 29 pregnant women engaged in prenatal group fitness classes, aged between 24 and 48 years. This questionnaire includes 25 items, grouped in two dimensions, scored with a Likert scale with 7 levels of importance (1 = not at all important; 7 = extremely important). Descriptive statistics were used to characterize pregnant women’s opinion (mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum). Results The global average of items was 6.41, showing that pregnant women give importance to the Quality of the fitness instructor. Relational Quality has the highest average (6.48), close to Pedagogical-Technical Quality dimension (6.34). The most important items for pregnant women were Ethics (6.76), Communication (6.72), and Availability, Motivation, and Punctuality (6.69). The less important items were Musical Domain (5.24), Image (5.69), and Physical Fitness (5.86). Conclusion Pregnant women give great importance to the Quality of the fitness instructor, although they value some indicators more than others, as identified in other studies in different populations. Considering the results of this study, it can be recommended that fitness instructors delivering prenatal exercise programs should address these factors related to Quality. It can be emphasized that the fitness instructor should have an intervention that shows willingness to listen to pregnant women, allows them time to perform the exercises, encourages them to practice, without overestimating aspects related to image or fitness level.

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The Importance Assigned by Pregnant Women to the Quality Characteristics of Fitness Instructors. A Qualitative Study

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Simões³

et al. 2023

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“…Prior to the pilot intervention, exercise specialists and healthcare professionals were invited to attend a one-day educational workshop in which the exercise program was presented, and feedback was collected to improve the design in accordance with the contextual barriers and facilitators. The features of this workshop are described in detail elsewhere [50]. The educational contents addressed in the workshop are published elsewhere [51].…”

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“…The aims of these publications are to provide counselling, education, and motivation for exercising. The motivational strategies to increase adherence when delivering exercise sessions to pregnant women are addressed in the workshop for training exercise professionals [50].…”

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Active Pregnancy: A Physical Exercise Program Promoting Fitness and Health during Pregnancy—Development and Validation of a Complex Intervention

Santos-Rocha

Carvalho

Freitas

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Physical activity during pregnancy is a public health issue. In the view of reproducibility and the successful implementation of exercise interventions, reporting the quality of such study design must be ensured. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a physical exercise program promoting fitness and health during pregnancy. A qualitative methodological study was carried out. For the description of the exercise program, the Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) was used. For the validation of the program, the revised guideline of the Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in Health Care (CReDECI2) was followed and went through three stages of development, piloting, and evaluation. The customizable exercise program was designed and validated by exercise and health specialists based on evidence-based, international recommendations and supported by different educational tools to be implemented by qualified exercise professionals in health and fitness settings. A 12-week testing intervention addressing a group of 29 pregnant women was carried out. The program’s feasibility was subsequently evaluated by all the pregnant women. The CReDECI2 process guides practitioners and researchers in developing and evaluating complex educational interventions. The presented intervention may assist exercise specialists, health professionals, and researchers in planning, promoting, and implementing a prenatal exercise program.

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“…Training qualified exercise professionals [47] • Preparation of the physical practice space: authorization request to the person responsible for the "Lateral Performance" training space to carry out the program, as well as the use of the respective equipment…”

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Feasibility of a Supervised Postpartum Exercise Program and Effects on Maternal Health and Fitness Parameters—Pilot Study

Brites-Lagos,

Ramos,

Szumilewicz

et al. 2023

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The postpartum period is marked by profound changes in women at a physical, psychological, and physiological level. Many of these changes persist after four to six weeks postpartum, and most women do not resume their levels of physical activity, which increases the risk of remaining inactive for many years. It is crucial to implement effective programs that promote exercise during the postpartum period. The objective of this study was to test the feasibility and analyze the effects of a structured and supervised postpartum exercise program on the maternal health and fitness parameters. To analyze the potential effects of the intervention, the level of physical activity, quality of life, pelvic girdle and low back pain, fatigue, depression, and the level of functional and physical fitness were assessed at baseline, after 8 weeks, and after 16 weeks of intervention. Feedback on the exercise program was collected after the final assessment. The results showed that a structured and supervised postpartum exercise program was feasible and safe, and produced positive effects on selected maternal health and fitness parameters. These results will encourage a study protocol with a larger sample in order to prove its effectiveness, improve the guidelines for postpartum exercise, and incorporate this program into a routine health care setting.

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ACTIVE PREGNANCY: Workshop on Promotion of Physical Activity in Pregnancy for Exercise Professionals

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References 47 publications

The Importance Assigned by Pregnant Women to the Quality Characteristics of Fitness Instructors. A Qualitative Study

The Importance Assigned by Pregnant Women to the Quality Characteristics of Fitness Instructors. A Qualitative Study

Active Pregnancy: A Physical Exercise Program Promoting Fitness and Health during Pregnancy—Development and Validation of a Complex Intervention

Feasibility of a Supervised Postpartum Exercise Program and Effects on Maternal Health and Fitness Parameters—Pilot Study

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