Lucky to have been part of this team Australian Guidelines for Physical Activity in Pregnancy are finally out! "PA during pregnancy is safe, has health benefits for the woman and her unborn child, and may reduce the risks of some pregnancy related complications." Link below👇

Exercise in pregnancy: A closer look at the new guidelines - Clinical Focus - #AusDoc: ausdoc.com.au/therapy-update… Prof Wendy Brown

FINDINGS FROM THE PAMELA RCT 🤰🏽🇧🇷 Exercise during pregnancy does not have a detrimental effect on child neurodevelopment 🧠 There may also be small, but positive, effects on language & cognitive development Otávio Leão Grégore Mielke @PedroHallal doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2…

Happy World Physical Activity Day! Staying physically active was associated with 40%⬇️ MBS + 30% ⬇️ PBS costs over 3 yrs in mid-aged ♀️ 🔓by Prof Wendy Brown Grégore Mielke in Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act rdcu.be/cKLk5 #physicalactivity #WDPA2022 #healtheconomics

Once again UQ News ranks 2nd in the world for sport-related subjects according 2022 QS rankings. A testament to the outstanding contributions of my colleagues in the School of Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences, UQ Health & from across the Uni uq.edu.au/news/article/2… #sports

Australian Guidelines for Physical Activity in pregnancy and postpartum Manuscript is now available online JSAMS - 50 days free access authors.elsevier.com/c/1euE757UJnKZ… Prof Wendy Brown Mel Hayman Gabriela Mena Shelley Keating UQ Health

👉 What are the patterns and determinants of physical activity in different countries? 🎙️ Listen to the full episode: lynxshort.com/66kkx #PhysicalActivity Grégore Mielke @PedroHallal Prof Wendy Brown @inacio_cms F C Wehrmeister Shelley Keating @JEduardoSimes @LGComplexity

Thank you Taniya S. Nagpal ! I'm sure it was a great presentation 👏

🔎Editor's Choice🔍 👉Critical ‘umbrella’ review to develop Australian guidelines on physical activity/exercise during 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 and the 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 📰doi.org/10.1016/j.jsam… #JSAMS #Women #exercise #pregnancy

Postpartum women are interested in lifestyle advice in first 6 months after birth. Interventions should target health holistically for mothers and babies, provide practical strategies, every 1 or 2 weeks, using convenience & flexible delivery. Siew Lim #HiPPP2022 Lifestyle Medicine

📢 The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on #PhysicalActivity is now out! 💸 Physical inactivity is estimated to cost up to $27 billion per year... Much more needs to be done in order to achieve the global target of a 15% reduction in inactivity levels by 2030 #LetsGetMoving

How little vigorous intensity #PhysicalActivity (VPA) is enough? Two bouts/day of only ≤2mins each ➡️35%⤵️ in CVD death risk (!) tinyurl.com/EurHeartJrn 1st device-measured VPA dose-response paper ➡️ MUCH smaller amounts than recommendations in (questionnaire-based) guidelines

BREAKING NEWS: An irregular sighting has been spotted on the radar tonight, moving quickly across the state.

This #IWD we're celebrating our feminist roots and 25+ years challenging inequity Prof Wendy Brown, Annette Dobson, Julie Byles, Christina Lee, Gita Mishra, @DebLoxton and Leigh Tooth 💚💜 UQ Health UQ Medicine UQ News Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) University of Newcastle alswh.org.au/shorthand/from…

Australian study exploring the use of mobile apps 👇 If you are pregnant or have been pregnant/given birth in the last 6 months we'd love to hear about your app use during pregnancy! The survey is QUICK AND EASY!!!!!! monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bw…

Excited to share our latest research on maternal & fetal responses to #HIIT and #MICT exercise during #pregnancy!! The article is free to view in Sports Medicine here: surl.li/hgyhz What did we find????

Excited to share our latest research on #FertilityAwareness and #TimeToPregnancy, just published in #HumanFertility 👇👇 tandfonline.com/eprint/SWKVBWN… We found that a short, standardised education session objectively improves FA knowledge and seems to decrease time to #pregnancy 🤰

Elite athletes show they can perform after pregnancy – but how soon should they test their limits? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… Prof Wendy Brown Clare Minahan CQUniversity Appleton Institute CommBank Matildas

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"Improving Reproductive Health with Physical Activity" 💪In this thread, we'll explore the fascinating correlation between physical activity and reproductive health discussed by Dr. Gabriela Mena Gabriela Mena #ReproductiveHealth #PhysicalActivity 🧵thread 1/8