title: Aquatic Exercise and Thermoregulation in Pregnancy.
abstract: Aquatic exercise, in a general sense, is any type of movement performed in the water for the purpose of improving health and fitness. Water, with its properties, provides buoyancy to lighten the "load" of pregnancy, hydrostatic pressure to alleviate pregnancy-induced edema, and many other benefits. Sports in extreme temperatures may involve some risks. The fact that a person's conductivity increases about 25 times in water comes with a great loss, which is the depression of the evaporative mechanism. Altered thermal control mechanisms in water, both in the gravid and the nongravid state, will be addressed in this review. convenience.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Helen N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Soultanakis
mesh_terms: D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D007101:Immersion; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water