Table 1.

Characteristics of studies meeting inclusion criteria

Article	n		Mode	Population		Timing of intervention		Duration (weeks)
	Intervention	Control		Diagnosed with GDM	At risk of GDM	Start point	End point
Brankston et al. 24	16	16	RT	X		From GDM diagnosis (26–32)	Till end of gestation	~5
De Barros et al. 25	32	32	RT	X		From GDM diagnosis (24–34 weeks)	Till end of gestation	~5
Halse et al. 26	20	20	AER	X		From GDM diagnosis (week 28.8 ± week of gestation)	Till week 34 gestation	~5
Ruchat et al. 27	6	6	AER		X	Between 16 and 20 weeks	34–36 weeks' gestation	14–20
Davenport et al. 28	10	20	AER	X		From diagnosis (24–28 weeks)	To delivery	≥6
Ong et al. 29	6	6	AER		X	From week 18 gestation	28 weeks' gestation	10
Callaway et al. 30	25	25	AER		X	From 12 weeks' gestation	36 weeks' gestation	24
Avery et al. 62	16	17	AER	X		From GDM diagnosis (from 34 weeks or less)	Till end of gestation	4–6
Guelfi et al. 64	85	87	AER		X	Between 13 to 15 weeks' gestation	28 weeks' gestation	14
Wang et al. 68	150	150	AER		X	<12+6 weeks' gestation	36 weeks' gestation	~24
Garnaes et al. 63	46	45	COMB		X	12–18 weeks' gestation	36 weeks' gestation	18–24
Sklempe Kokic et al. 65	20	22	COMB	X		28 weeks	Till end of gestation	6–10

AER, aerobic exercise; COMB, combination; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; RT, resistance training.