Does exercise improves quality of sperm?

Answer 1

Eat a healthy diet including oily fish and at least five portions of fruit/veg a day, take zinc suppliments and don't wear tight fitting underwear ( I know this sounds daft but your body naturally controls the temperature of the sperm so keeping your bits too warm is a big no no, so no red hot baths either and let them dangle freely as often as possible!). Also take regular exercise, you only need to increase your heart rate for twenty minutes a day for it to be effective. Cutting out smoking and drinking alcohol helps your fertility but if you can't do without then atleast try to cut down on them and cut down on your caffiene intake, just stick to one or two small cups of coffee or tea per day. Hope you find this useful, looking on mens health websites could be quite helpful too! xx

Answer 2

There are no studies that have directly targeted any correlation between exercise and sperm quality, but some anecdotal evidence suggests that a man who is overall very healthy, may be also maximizing his ability to produce quality sperm. Even if the quality of sperm is at it's maximum, there is no guarantee that it will produce a pregnancy, or that any pregnancy that does arise, will be free complications. Many factors determine the quality of sperm cells. Certainly health and body habitus play important roles, but so do diet, environment, external stressors, or the presence of disease or anatomical abnormalities such as a testicular varicocele. Various genetic influences may also have an impact on sperm cell quality. If you are concerned about the quality of your sperm, then you should consult your Doctor Who will ask you for a sample to perform a microsopic assay, to determine if your little guys are making all their marks.