4.1. Strengths
GDM
GDM
We recruited a heterogenous sample of singleton pregnant individuals that were all of a similar gestational age. It is noteworthy that this is the first study to investigate whether the timing of exercise has any implication on blood glucose control in GDM compared with NON-GDM pregnant individuals. Furthermore, we used heart rate monitoring to confirm the exercise intensity, which is an important consideration particularly when prescribing exercise expectations. This study is of high external validity since participants were in free-living conditions and thus helps to make the results more clinically meaningful. Lastly, the prescribed exercise conditions are practical because walking is typically an accessible activity, using minimal equipment, and a total of 30 min per day is achievable in terms of time commitment compared to the 60 min walking condition investigated by [