"In the past, many women did not have good nutrition, so that if they did exercise, especially during pregnancy, there could be a high risk of miscarriage. Now nutrition is good, but the belief that exercise is dangerous still persists, so that in Taiwan, between 80 percent and 90 percent of pregnant mothers put on excessive weight. It's not that traditional ideas are necessarily wrong, but the social background has changed," Chou Hui-cheng said.
For more information:
Adventist Hospital Exercise Center
On the Net: www.tahsda.org.tw/newstartexercisecenter
Telephone: (02) 2771-8151 X2387 and 2388
Pure Yoga
On the Net: www.pure-yoga.com
Telephone: (02) 8161-7888
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