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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Exercise prior to assisted fertilization in overweight and obese women (FertilEX): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Age ≥18 years

Current high-intensity exercise training ≥2 times per week

Accepted for assisted fertilization

Current or previous Metformin® use (with wash-out period of >4 weeks)

BMI >25 kg/m2

Physical impairments limiting exercise training

Able to come for assessments at baseline and follow-up

Unable to follow verbal and written instructions in Norwegian or English

 

Unwilling to suspend fertility treatment for 10 weeks