Being under or overweight can affect your ability to conceive. So if those summer clothes are feeling a bit tighter than usual, do you or your partner need to shed a few pounds this summer? Research has found that being overweight can affect your fertility. Men can have poorer sperm
If you and your partner are currently trying to get pregnant naturally, you may not realise, but your chances are actually higher at this time of year. Wondering why and what men should do during the warmer months to ensure they are as fertile as possible? Then keep reading… Studies
Are you planning to get pregnant this summer? Or have you been trying to conceive for a while? Then getting ‘Fertility Fit’ is a great way to prepare you for a healthy pregnancy. The mother’s health has a direct impact on the growing health of her baby – so the
There are so many benefits to practising yoga and they can be as wide ranging as lowering your blood pressure or helping with insomnia. But did you know the practice can actually improve your chance of conceiving? Having been through the struggle of trying to get pregnant and experiencing the
When you’re just starting out on your Fertility Yoga journey I think it’s beneficial to begin with the basics, such as where the practice of yoga came from and what the postures and philosophies are. Once you’ve grasped this, you’ll start to understand how the practice can benefit you, your
The prospect or process of infertility can be stressful, as can the idea of embarking on any assisted reproductive procedures such as IVF, no matter if you’re doing it for the first time, the second, third or fourth. For that reason it’s important that you find ways to reduce the
If you and your partner are currently experiencing fertility problems, it’s advisable for you to both be as healthy as you can in order to maximise your chances of conception and childbirth. Research conducted by the NHS has linked having a healthy BMI (body mass index) of between 20 –
When it comes to your fertility there are some exercises and activities which are proven to work, whilst others can harm and hinder your chances of conception. So which is which and what should you be doing to support your overall fertility journey? Good exercises for fertility Regular, moderate exercise
If you’re currently trying to conceive then you’ll want to have a healthy body and mind. Moderate exercising, rather than excessive, exhausting workouts are likely to be the most appropriate type of activity and this is supported by recent studies which found women who performed high-frequency, high-intensity exercise had a
Adopt the right level of exercise Exercising too strenuously can be as damaging to fertility as doing too little exercise; it can trigger the release of the stress hormone cortisol, which can interfere with reproductive functions. Gentle exercise, on the other hand, has been found to improve your chances of