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Article: Exercise & pregnancy: staying fit through the nine months.(BODY TALK)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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The nightly binges, crazy cravings for pickles and ice cream, and constant advice from friends and family to "relax and take it easy" are some of the things that expectant morns can look forward to. But while the eat-what-you-want-and-stay-off-your-feet way of doing things may be preferred by some mothers-to-be, others see their pregnancy as a time to exercise and stay in shape. "Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you just lie around the house, eat Bon Bons and watch television all day. You've got to stay active," says 38-year-old Chicago resident Donna Simpson Leak. Leak is five months pregnant with her second child, and she was advised by her doctors not to ...