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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!...
Fitness Fertility
May 14, 20222 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
May 6, 20221 min read
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How many weeks do I need to work out for to get fit?
How do I get fit? How often do I need to work out? Can I lose weight on two workouts per week? Do I do strength training or cardio...
Fitness Fertility
Apr 30, 20222 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
Apr 20, 20221 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
Apr 13, 20221 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
Apr 9, 20222 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
Dec 30, 20212 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
Dec 30, 20211 min read
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Halloween and infertility
Festivals can be a tricky time for those struggling with infertility. The holidays and child centric occasions, such as Halloween can be...
Fitness Fertility
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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Coffee and Fertility: what does the research say?
It's 11:00am, it's time for a little boost, right? But you are #ttc and so as you stand in the queue you can't decide. To coffee or not...
Fitness Fertility
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
Jun 14, 20217 min read
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When is the best time to have sex if you are trying to conceive?
Bad news for you night owls. Researchers at the University hospital, Zurich, found that time of day made a difference to sperm...
Fitness Fertility
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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BMI and fertility
BMI. Weight. How low did you go? I know a number of men and women are trying to lose weight, or rather lower their BMI so that they can...
Fitness Fertility
May 26, 20211 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
May 26, 20211 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
May 13, 20211 min read
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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...
Fitness Fertility
May 13, 20211 min read
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Can exercise help me feel better?
North et al 2008 focused on the effects of exercise on major depression. They concluded that both acute and chronic exercise...
Fitness Fertility
May 13, 20211 min read
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What the heck is remote training?(and how do I get my free trial?)
I totally understand this question. It may seem like a really strange way to train. What is it? How does it work? Will I see results? How...
Fitness Fertility
May 6, 20215 min read
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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,...
Fitness Fertility
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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