Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the best ways to improve fertility chances. As we all know, eating well and regular exercise are two key components of a healthy lifestyle. Although there is not a definitive exercise that has been proven to improve fertility, fertility-friendly exercises reduce stress, improve circulation, increase flexibility, and balance hormones, all of which undoubtedly have a positive effect on fertility and overall health.
Some Fertility-Friendly Exercises:
- Flexibility Exercises - help to stretch muscles and increase flexibility in the hip area
- Restorative Exercises - help to ease tension, relax the body, and reduce stress
- Stimulating Exercises - help to improve circulation pathways to the reproductive organs.
Other fertility-friendly exercises include walking, swimming, dancing, and bicycling. The practice of yoga, especially because of its mind-body connection premise, has become increasingly popular over the last several years. When the mind and body co-exist in harmony, the health benefits can be significant and far-reaching. Yoga has been shown to increase endorphins, improve heart health, build endurance, support fertility, and so much more.
Some Fertility-Supporting Yoga Poses:
- Standing Forward Bend (Hastapadasana)
- Child's Pose (Balasana)
- Butterfly Pose (Baddha Konasana)
- Legs Up the Wall Pose (Viparita Karani)
- Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana)
- Supported Shoulder Stand (Salamba Sarvangasana)
Simply staying active can go a long way. Staying active and quieting the mind may take you even farther in the quest for pregnancy and parenthood. To learn more, reach out to the Repromed Fertility Center today! We are here to educate, support, and love our patients throughout their fertility journey and beyond.
Dr. Anil Pinto is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. Dr. Pinto has a special interest in the treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), recurrent pregnancy loss, and advanced reproductive technologies, such as IVF.