By Penny Forrester
December 04, 2008
Exercise is not only a well-documented means of maintaining muscle, metabolic rate and fat loss, recent studies propose that it can also revitalize your sex life.
Sexual function is affected by general health, and the more you can improve your health by taking good care of yourself, the better your sex life can be.
Doctors at the New England Research Institute found that regular, vigorous exercise can be effective at lowering impotence risk. The researchers studied more than 600 middle-aged men who hadn't reported any problems with impotence. Vigorous exercise -- the equivalent of walking two miles or burning 200 extra calories a day -- was most effective.
On the opposite coast, a University of California, San Diego study of 78 healthy but sedentary middle-aged men documented changes when the men were assigned to exercise three to four times a week for one-hour sessions. Overall, the former couch potatoes reported more reliable sexual functioning, more frequent sexual activity and orgasms, and greater satisfaction.
Yet another study, conducted at the Harvard School of Public health, revealed that men who exercised vigorously for 20 to 30 minutes were about half as likely to have erection problems as inactive men. The scientists in this study also discovered that as a man gains weight, he becomes more susceptible to experiencing erectile dysfunction (E. D).
Doctors believe that exercise has the effect it does on increasing sexual potency because it strengthens the cardiovascular system and improves circulation. Good circulation is important for sexual function. Other things that hamper circulation include obesity, smoking or heavy alcohol use. However losing weight and quitting smoking or drinking didn't improve sexual function the way exercise did.
Source: Belleville Intelligencer - Ontario, CA
Share this article:
No comments:
Post a Comment