Research
Adherence
Social support from family and friends is a significant factor in maternal exercise adherence, but often acts as a barrier due to negative or uninformed advice.
Your family's advice might be wrong. Many people discourage pregnant women from exercising due to outdated beliefs. If you are active, proactively share reliable information with your family to turn their potential discouragement into support.
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Women with a supportive network of family and friends are more inclined to exercise than those with less supportive networks... The majority of friends and family provide discouragement based on an inadequate knowledge of the facts on the subject, with 85% of pregnant women reporting that they were dissuaded from participating in LTPA by Week 34.
Why this rating
Multiple studies cited showing correlation between support and activity, and discouragement and inactivity.
Source
Overcoming psychosocial barriers to maternal exercise: intervention strategies to improve participation and adherence
Brad J. Schöenfeld et al. · Biomedical Human Kinetics · 2011
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