Natural Fertility by Francesca Naish

Author:Francesca Naish
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing

Exercise

Far from lying down in bed when you’re suffering from hormonally based problems, as our Victorian forebears had to do whether they felt bad or not, one of the best ways to alleviate distressing symptoms is regular exercise, although, during menstruation, this may need to be a little gentler than usual.

All exercise is hormonally beneficial, except if it’s taken to extremes. Excessive training can reduce oestrogen levels by cutting back too far on body fat. Exercises which strengthen abdominal muscles and increase circulation and lymphatic drainage are most helpful.

Swimming (avoid chlorine-treated pools) and brisk walking are good, as are non-violent forms of aerobic exercise, which increase cardiovascular activity.

Yoga is very helpful in building muscle strength and flexibility, and stimulates digestive, respiratory, circulatory and endocrine systems.

EXERCISE FOR LAZY OR BUSY PEOPLE

It’s difficult sometimes to fit regular exercise into busy lifestyles. Most forms of exercise require travelling, changing clothes, buying special equipment, joining clubs and all sorts of other extras about which you may have the best intentions — at least for the first 3 enthusiastic months.

There is one form of exercise that is easy to fit into busy days, doesn’t require you to go anywhere or change your clothes. You can even do it while you watch television — and it’s not knitting! It’s rebounding.

Rebounding

This gentle form of exercise, done on a mini-trampoline, happens to be one of the most thorough, and it gently exercises every cell in your body.

Even though your body virtually propels itself upwards on the rebound, it satisfies the principle that exercise means working against resistance.

If you’re swimming, the resistance is in the water (in some forms of exercise it’s all in the mind!); in rebounding, the natural resistance of gravity is increased by the acceleration and deceleration of the upward and downward movements and changes in direction.

This increases circulation and encourages lymphatic drainage, and it tones the organs, including the endocrine and reproductive systems because the lower body gets a thorough workout, unlike in many other forms of exercise.

Although it is effective aerobic exercise, it is gentle on the body — no violent jerks or strains, no jolting or jarring to the skeleton. Best of all, you can do it at home in front of the late-night movie.

Pelvic congestion is greatly relieved by this kind of exercise. I recommend it heartily to all those suffering from hormonal disturbances or infertility.

There are some extremely good (if rather expensive) rebounders available. If these are beyond your means, it is possible to buy a cheaper version that will work well for you if you take care to check that your rebounder has a good, firm bounce. Not so soggy that you dip down to the floor, and not so sharp that you hit the ceiling. This good, firm bounce will only stay this way if the rebounder has the correct spring construction.

If the springs are arranged radially, all the strain is taken through the middle of the mat and it will sag very quickly (see the first diagram). If

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