The Fertility Fitness Podcast

Fertility Focus on Valentine's Day

Episode Summary

Welcome to this week’s show. We all know that if you are on this infertility journey with a partner then it can really take a toll on your relationship. So, with today being Valentine's Day, this week’s episode is focusing on couples workouts; as the saying goes, couples who train together stay together. Here are 5 ways you can work out effectively as a couple.

Episode Notes

Make use of the time after the workout; turn it in to a date night.
You must schedule the workout in to your week. Don’t just hope it will happen!
Agree on the type of workout you are doing before the session or make sure you are using a plan.
Be present and patient with each other when you are doing the workout.
Use the cool down to reconnect.

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Episode Transcription

Welcome to Fertility Focus, this is a weekly minisode designed to help you improve your fertility. Every Tuesday I will be focusing on actionable steps to help you take control of your own ttc journey.

I’m Maria, I’m a personal trainer specialising in fertility. Whether you are preparing for IVF, managing your BMI or ready to throw everything you have at your own trying to conceive journey, tune in each week to hear more.

Welcome to this week’s show. We all know that if you are on this infertility journey with a partner then it can really take a toll on your relationship. So, with today being Valentine's Day, this week’s episode is focusing on couples workouts; as the saying goes, couples who train together stay together. So, here are 5 ways you can work out effectively as a couple.

Make use of the time after the workout; turn it in to a date night if you will. Really take the time to work on being together and working on your relationship. Do the workout and then go for a nice dinner/coffee/drink afterwards. Phones away, catch up and enjoy the post workout endorphin rush to make the most of your time together.
You must schedule the workout in to your week. Don’t just hope it will happen! Sit down, with your diaries and prioritise the workouts. Make sure you work them around meetings, late nights at work, shifts, social events. They must be set in stone and unless there is an emergency, they are non negotiable. Specify the time and if needs be, the place where you will work out.
Agree on the type of workout you are doing before the session or make sure you are using a plan so you don’t spend the whole time just wandering aimlessly saying “shall we have a go on that?”. Planning a couples workout can be a bit more complicated that just working out on your own, especially if both people tend to train in different ways. Plus, when it comes to fertility, you may both need different things. If you are in a male female relationship, the male may be interested in boosting testosterone and the woman may want to build muscle. These goals have different training requirements and so this will need to be negotiated and planned for before you start working out. Again, a programme or at least a planned couples workout is crucial here. The last thing you want is to end up arguing before you have even started.
Be present and patient with each other when you are doing the workout. Make eye contact, be really supportive and praise each other. This can be an amazing opportunity to remember how awesome your partner is, and for them to remember how much you admire them and enjoy being with them. Have fun! You are not training for the olympics to have a laugh, enjoy it and spend quality time together.
Use the cool down to reconnect. The cool down is important for your body but also your mind. Take the time to stretch and complement each other on the workout. Relax. Then have a shower and get ready for your post workout date.

Outro

DIFFERENT FOR COUPLES WORKOUT PROMO

If you and your partner want to work on your fitness and fertility journey together, then you’ll be delighted to know that I have teamed up with Ciaran Hannington , male fertility specialist and founder of Humanity Health and Fitness and we have developed our very own fertility focused couples workout. This 12 week programme incorporates paired workouts that you can both do together, testosterone boosting workouts aimed at supporting male fertility and circuit training workouts designed to manage your BMI and support overall fitness. Have a look on my website at www.fitnessfertility/couplesworkouts to find out more.

If you want to get fitter for your own ttc journey, head over to fitnessfertility.com and sign up for my awesome free workouts. Also, follow me on instagram at fitness_fertility, where you will find a fabulous community of other women who are also trying to conceive.

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