The Amazing Connection between Physical Activity and Infertility
Natural infertility treatments always include exercise
As more and more couples become discouraged with the approach Western Medicine takes in treating infertility, natural infertility treatments are enjoying an increased portion of the spotlight. This shifting public option can be attributed to several factors:
- Dismal success rates of costly, risky and painful fertility treatment prescribed by western medical doctors
- A general increased awareness of alternative medical treatments
- New research that substantiates the claims that alternative medical care providers have been making in some cases for hundreds of years.
As infertility rates are on the rise, the shift from technological care to natural infertility treatments is almost sure to continue its steady increase.
Simple Infertility Cures First
Natural infertility treatments focus on healing the body first, and then allowing the healthy body to assert its natural reproductive wellness. A healthy body is after all a fertile one. To this end, many of the “cures” prescribed by natural infertility treatments are apt to be dismissed as an over-simplification of a complex problem.
Yet nothing could be further from the truth. New and exciting research shows a definite connection between physical activity and the body’s ability to conceive in a healthy way. The findings that exercise impacts fertility is true for both male and female reproductive problems. Sperm motility is actually impacted by physical exercise.
Be Consistent with Your Exercise Plan to Increase Fertility
One of the first things any couple wishing to have a baby should do is adopt some sort of exercise plan. The act of charting an exercise plan, however, is far from adequate. The plan must contain the right kinds of exercise, in the right amounts.
In addition to the inclusion of the right training regime, there must also be the exclusion of the wrong kinds of exercise. Most importantly for any exercise to have its targeted affect, the plan must be put into action regularly for the long haul. Sporadic exercise is almost certainly better than no exercise but will not have the cumulative effect of producing a baby.
The Right Exercise for Natural Infertility Treatment
Almost any exercise at all is great if the goal is weight loss, muscle strengthening or New Year’s resolution purposes. But when seeking exercise as a natural infertility treatment, just hopping on the treadmill and putting in your time is not enough.
The most effective exercises for fertility have a few qualities in common. When done correctly, fertility exercises should increase deep breathing, promote relaxation, leave one feeling energized rather than exhausted, and avoid strenuous or sustained movements and/or tightening of the abdomen and pelvic floor. To this end brisk, walking is better than running or jogging.
Yoga and Qi Gong exercise are especially beneficial and can be done by almost any person in any level of fitness. Click here for a complete resource for couples who want to establish an exercise routine in their quest for effective and natural infertility treatments.
