The Exercise-Induced Irisin Is Associated with Improved Levels of Glucose Homeostasis Markers in Pregnant Women Participating in 8-Week Prenatal Group Fitness Program: A Pilot Study.

Anna SzumilewiczAneta WorskaMagdalena PiernickaAgnieszka KuchtaJakub KortasZbigniew JastrzębskiŁukasz RadzimińskiJoanna JaworskaKatarzyna MicielskaEwa Ziemann

Published in: BioMed research international (2017)

Irisin stimulated by prenatal exercise may improve glucose homeostasis markers in healthy women and compensate for metabolic changes induced by pregnancy. Moreover, the frequency of exercise may regulate the changes in exercise-induced irisin concentration.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
physical activity
high intensity
blood glucose
resistance training
body composition
polycystic ovary syndrome
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance