Constructing and applying an exercise counseling model for pregnant women: A preliminary study

- The five stages of the Exercise Counseling Model for pregnant women are assessment, defining barriers, planning, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation.
- The counseling model provides to be effective in encouraging pregnant women to begin to exercise or to continue exercising.
- This exercise counseling model can provide guidelines for health care staff members to follow in their practice of encouraging women to exercise during pregnancy.