So I’ve been out for one of my regular runs again this morning – slight breeze, not too hot but blue sky and sun peeking through the clouds – it got me to thinking about the benefits of staying active whilst going through fertility treatment. I didn’t actually exercise much myself during my treatment as I found I over-analysed pretty much everything I did, but I do wish I’d done more. Not after transfer, but definitely before. Whilst running is considered too high-impact during treatment, I absolutely love it now and did miss it for the several years that I decided to take things a bit easier on myself during my IVF cycles. It gives you time to just ‘be’; no-one else to worry about, just you alone with your thoughts, even if you do have your favourite music blaring in your ears! I find it clears the mind of ‘cobwebs’ and that you’re able to temporarily forget any problems – alternatively, you suddenly come up with possible solutions. I’m not sure if it’s the fresh air or what, but being surrounded by nature and feeling slightly out of breath does wonders for my state of mind, not to mention the endorphin rush. For me, exercising outside is the perfect form of relaxation.

During treatment though, I think it’s definitely best to keep it low-impact – going for long walks or swimming three or four times a week for instance is great. There was an interesting research study by Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston IVF and Reproductive Science Center of Boston in 2006, that concluded women who exercised four hours or more per week for 1 to 9 years before a treatment cycle were 40% less likely to have a live birth! You can read about it here: Obstetrics & Gynecology October 2006. So it does seem that too much activity can actually be detrimental.

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