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Lori Metz

Lori Metz, LCSW, CCM-R, BC-THM, is a therapist who specializes in working with those on fertility journeys. In addition to working with individuals and couples, Lori provides educational consults for those building their families through donor conception, and surrogacy is an author and host of the LIFE, love, insight, fertility, experiences podcast.

Lori runs support groups and workshops and is a fertility advocate. Her expertise on mental health and philosophy on how to cope with the bio-psycho-social components of a fertility journey, pursuing third-party reproduction to build your family, and understanding what goes into deciding to redefine your vision of family building helps guide those she works with.

 

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Lori Metz, LCSW, CCM-R, BC-THM, is a therapist who specializes in working with those on fertility journeys.

In addition to working with individuals and couples, Lori provides educational consults for those building their families through donor conception, and surrogacy is an author and host of the LIFE, love, insight, fertility, experiences podcast. Lori runs support groups and workshops and is a fertility advocate.

Her expertise on mental health and philosophy on how to cope with the bio-psycho-social components of a fertility journey, pursuing third-party reproduction to build your family, and understanding what goes into deciding to redefine your vision of family building helps guide those she works with. Lori encourages taking a moment to pause and gain perspective when needed, looking at situations with curiosity when possible, and focusing on communication, relationships, self-care, nurturing, and more.

Lori’s profound understanding of those providing care, needing care, and paying for care has allowed her to develop successful strategies for family-building journeys. She is currently organizing an initiative to add donor conception and adoption to the medical intake process by replacing the category “other” with donor and adoption. This change will encourage the conversation, taking the responsibility of explaining one’s conception off the person, educating others on the concept, and, most importantly, improving health outcomes while reducing unnecessary tests and costs.

Lori is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Mental Health Professional Group, RESOLVE the National Infertility Association, and the Board Certified Tele-mental Health Board.

About Fertility Fitness

There are a number of factors to consider when you are on your fertility journey, one of the key factors being BMI, or body mass index.

Most fertility clinics want you to have a BMI of 30 or below before you can start treatment. This means that many women will aim to lower their BMI as quickly as possible, often turning to High intensity interval training (HIIT) in the process. Whilst this seems to make sense, (after all, for a lot of women they have been trying to conceive for a long time, and there is the added pressure of the biological clock) it can actually be detrimental to your overall fertility.

HIIT training exerts a lot of stress on your body and this can lead to the release of cortisol.

Cortisol is the stress hormone we release when we sense danger. It certainly has its uses, especially if you are being chased by a bear, or if someone jumps out on you in the dark but it is far less useful when you are trying to get pregnant. Excess cortisol leads to a number of negative side effects such as fatigue and the constant feeling of being stressed, but it can also interfere with your menstrual cycle and some research has even suggested it can affect implantation of a fertilized embryo.

So, when it comes to trying to conceive, there certainly isn’t one piece of advice to suit everyone but it is crucial to make sure you have a personal trainer that understands fertility.

You need to make sure that you are getting healthier and working on your fertility at the same time. The last thing you want is to be making great progress fitness wise, but accidentally decreasing your fertility at the same time.

Your Fitness Package Options

Maria Howell offers a bespoke and rolling fitness course for £199 per month. The course involves:

  • Personalised training plan with gradual exercise progression
  • Programme for two workouts per week
  • Seven day a week access to your trainer via the app
  • Feedback on exercise form every two weeks
  • Once a week formal contact with trainer
  • Setting and tracking of healthy goals and healthy habits
  • Part of a supportive community group (numbers depending)
  • Accountability support
  • Can be designed for pregnancy or post natal training
  • Meal plans for three days a week designed around your calorie and basic macro needs (when signing up to meal plan option)
  • Everything programmed on an easy to use, free, app
  • All exercises demonstrated in the app, all you need to do is press start
  • Minimal equipment required, can be done in gym or home
  • Workouts progressed to ensure you make progress
  • Two week wait workouts
  • Fertility supporting yoga exercises in every workout
  • Relaxing yoga poses to help lower your stress levels
  • Repeatable fertility supporting yoga routine
  • Pelvic Floor Supporting workout
  • Time not reps, can go at own pace (e.g. endo/pcos flare up)
  • Workouts designed to support you with reaching or maintaining a healthy BMI
  • Cancel any time

Maria also offers a bespoke course with meal plans for £229 per month:

A bespoke plan designed to help you achieve your own unique goals! Maria can plan around injuries or specific fertility needs. Plus, meal plans for three days a week, tailored around nutritional preferences e.g. vegan or vegetarian, calorie or macro goals or just based around healthy eating and taking back control. This plan is a rolling plan until cancelled.

The plan includes:

  • 2 x workouts per week
  • One phone call with Maria every week.
  • Feedback on your form via film footage every two weeks
  • Inclusion in a friendly and supportive group Setting and tracking of healthy habits
  • Setting and tracking of goals
  • Extra workouts including pelvic floor and low intensity that you can repeat as often as you like
  • Meal plans for three days a week, taken from a selection of meals where you can swap in and out meals you prefer

There is also the option of a ready and rolling course, that costs £7.99 per week:

  • Three workouts per week, one of which is low intensity
  • Each workout is around 30 minutes, including warm up and cool down
  • A supportive trainer who understands infertility, IVF and the toll this journey can take
  • A trainer to support you with accountability
  • Everything programmed on an easy to use, free, app
  • All exercises demonstrated in the app, all you need to do is press start
  • Minimal equipment required, can be done in gym or home
  • Workouts progressed to ensure you make progress
  • Two week wait workouts
  • Fertility supporting yoga exercises in every workout
  • Relaxing yoga poses to help lower your stress levels
  • Repeatable fertility supporting yoga routine
  • Pelvic Floor Supporting workout
  • Time not reps, can go at own pace (e.g. endo/pcos flare up)
  • Workouts designed to support you with reaching or maintaining a healthy BMI
  • Cancel any time

If you want to include a meal plan, the ready and rolling course will £12.99 per week:

  • Three workouts per week, one of which is low intensity
  • Each workout is around 30 minutes, including warm up and cool down
  • A supportive trainer who understands infertility, IVF and the toll this journey can take
  • A trainer to support you with accountability
  • Everything programmed on an easy to use, free, app
  • All exercises demonstrated in the app, all you need to do is press start
  • Minimal equipment required, can be done in gym or home Workouts progressed to ensure you make progress
  • Two week wait workouts Fertility supporting yoga exercises in every workout
  • Relaxing yoga poses to help lower your stress levels
  • Repeatable fertility supporting yoga routine Pelvic Floor
  • Supporting workout Time not reps, can go at own pace (e.g. endo/pcos flare up)
  • Meal plans for three days a week, designed around your needs e.g. calories and basic macro requirements. Workouts designed to support you with reaching or maintaining a healthy BMI Cancel any time.

 

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