Alex Claiborne, from the Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Health, published research in the Journal of Applied Physiology. His latest research shows that higher volumes of exercise during pregnancy are linked to lower infant body fat and reduced cellular lipid content, revealing a dose-dependent benefit of prenatal physical activity on newborn adiposity.

Claiborne A, Jevtovic F, Biagioni EM, et al. Exercise FITT-V during pregnancy: dose-dependent reduction in infant cellular lipid content and whole body fat. J Appl Physiol. 2026 Feb 10;140(3):677-685. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00939.2025