Exercise during IVF*
You've worked so hard to get fit and healthy for IVF and now you are starting treatment. So, the key question is, can you work out when...
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Fitness Fertility
May 25, 20232 min read
Improving Egg Quality and Exercise
Exercise can play a role in supporting egg quality by benefiting overall reproductive health and optimizing various physiological...
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Fitness Fertility
May 17, 20232 min read
Weight training and fertility
Weight training, when done correctly and in moderation, can have positive effects on fertility. Here's how weight training can impact...
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Fitness Fertility
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Why it is important that your personal trainer understands your fertility journey.
You must have a trainer that understands what you are dealing with. Fitness for fertility, and fitness for preparing for IVF or fertility...
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Fitness Fertility
Jul 24, 20222 min read
Exercise and egg quality
Fitness for fertility. Exercise for fertility. This is a HUGE aspect of the infertility journey. Fitness for IVF. Fitness for...
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Fitness Fertility
May 14, 20222 min read
The Fitness Fertility Podcast
What a week. With a pregnancy announcement from a client plus the release of my new podcast, to say I am excited is an understatement!...
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Fitness Fertility
May 6, 20221 min read
Why you don't need to go hard before you go home.
Go hard or go home. Pain is weakness leaving the body. Wake up beauty, it's time to beast. The fitness industry is full of the same...
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Fitness Fertility
Apr 20, 20221 min read
Your blood flow and your fertility
So, you have your diet and healthy eating covered. You have your exercise plan covered. Missing anything? Ah yes. Are you increasing your...
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Fitness Fertility
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Losing weight fast can be damaging to your fertility
You need to lower your BMI before fertility treatment. You are sick of waiting. You've already been #ttc for years. So, you decide to...
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Fitness Fertility
Apr 9, 20222 min read
How much is too much?*
"My doctor said I can carry out "moderate" exercise when #ttc. What does this mean?" I get asked this question a lot. What does...
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Fitness Fertility
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Exercise and fertility: can it really help?
Exercise and fertility; can one help the other? The short answer is yes. And a bit of no, but mostly yes. Exercise can help fertility in...
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Fitness Fertility
Dec 30, 20211 min read
Are you looking for a personal trainer that understands your fertility journey?
Are you looking for a personal trainer who understands the journey you are on? My name is Maria and I am a personal trainer with PCOS. I...
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Fitness Fertility
Jun 14, 20217 min read
PCOS and biscuits
“How did you first find out you had PCOS?” Hmm. I was asked this question recently and it really threw me a bit. It then led me down the...
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Fitness Fertility
Jun 11, 20211 min read
Exercise and weight loss. What exercises work best?
All exercises are equal, right? Wrong. Some exercises are better for weight loss than others and it can be a bit mind boggling figuring...
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Fitness Fertility
May 26, 20211 min read
Triggers
Trigger warning. Or rather, I could have done with one. I thought I was through the triggering stage. I have a 5 year old and a 9 month...
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Fitness Fertility
May 13, 20211 min read
How much weight do I actually have to lose to improve my fertility?
Brennan et al. (2017) cites a study that has shown that a weight loss of 5- 10% of the patient’s body weight can significantly increase...
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Fitness Fertility
May 13, 20211 min read
Can exercise affect ovarian reserve?
Cicek et al, 2019 ,compared two groups of sedentary women given exercise programmes, one group given aerobic exercise and one group given...
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Fitness Fertility
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Are you judging me?
So many people assume infertility lies with the woman. But some estimates suggest that one third of infertility issues lie with the man,...
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Fitness Fertility
Apr 27, 20211 min read
Doe exercise affect IVF implantation and live birth rates?
Exercising whilst trying to conceive is a personal decision and whether or not to do it is entirely up to you. You should always check...
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Fitness Fertility
Apr 26, 20211 min read
Can exercise help you to have a healthy pregnancy?
Weisgerber et al, 2006, Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism. Evidence shows that regular prenatal exercise is an important...
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