Does anyone know about the research out there on exercise and fertility? Holding body fat constant, would there be different effects on fertility from weight training, steady state cardio, or HiiT?
Like many on these forums, I’m an advanced exerciser and work out an hour or so 5-6 days/week (about to start STS Meso 3 + 3 cardio/week). I have a baby just under a year old and am still breastfeeding. My menses still haven’t returned, which I mostly chalk up to breastfeeding.
I have had low-body-fat-induced amenorrhea before, but my weight is now in the zone where I’ve always gotten my period in the past. However, I am lifting heavier now than I ever have before, so I am worried that weight/BMI is not such a useful metric for me.
I’m quite lean but not alarmingly or unhealthily so.
I eat a lot.
I do want to have another child soon and don’t want exercise to get in the way.
I have read the basic research and I understand that exercise can help fertility if you’re overweight and need to lose weight. I understand that exercise can hinder fertility by stopping ovulation if you’ve got very low body fat.
I also understand that breastfeeding suppresses ovulation, but I am not ready to wean at this time.
If you could share any research or experience, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks in Advance!
Rosalind
Like many on these forums, I’m an advanced exerciser and work out an hour or so 5-6 days/week (about to start STS Meso 3 + 3 cardio/week). I have a baby just under a year old and am still breastfeeding. My menses still haven’t returned, which I mostly chalk up to breastfeeding.
I have had low-body-fat-induced amenorrhea before, but my weight is now in the zone where I’ve always gotten my period in the past. However, I am lifting heavier now than I ever have before, so I am worried that weight/BMI is not such a useful metric for me.
I’m quite lean but not alarmingly or unhealthily so.
I eat a lot.
I do want to have another child soon and don’t want exercise to get in the way.
I have read the basic research and I understand that exercise can help fertility if you’re overweight and need to lose weight. I understand that exercise can hinder fertility by stopping ovulation if you’ve got very low body fat.
I also understand that breastfeeding suppresses ovulation, but I am not ready to wean at this time.
If you could share any research or experience, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks in Advance!
Rosalind