Written by Richard Simmons| Tuesday, 20 December 2011| There is 1 comment
the link between physical activity and erectile function in healthy young men
At Ukmedix News we have written plenty of articles about how exercise can improve erectile function and how men who get regular exercise will find that when they get to their sixties and seventies they are much more likely not to need one of the three impotence drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. In fact at Ukmedix News we call exercise Natural Viagra!
A new research project which we recently came across at Ukmedix News shows that it is not just older man who will reap erectile function benefits from getting regular exercise but also younger men too! The study which was led by Professor Wayland Hsiao from Emory University based in Atlanta, America specifically looked at the link between regular physical activity and erectile function in healthy young men.
The men who ranged in age between 18 and 40 were put into two different groups based on the level of physical activity they did. The first group who were classified as being sedentary based on the fact that they expended through exercise less than 1,400 calories a week and the second group was classified as being active with all of the men expending more than 1,400 calories every week.
The volunteers were asked to complete a Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire as well as International Index of Erectile Function [IIEF] Questionnaires. The results clearly showed that a sedentary lifestyle was directly linked to higher rates of erectile dysfunction, dissatisfaction with sexual intercourse and reduced orgasm function. Interestingly however both groups of men had the same levels of sexual desire.
The study which was published by The Journal of Sexual Medicine should serve as a reminder for all men no matter how old they are to get regular exercise if they want to carry on having good and healthy sex not only when they are younger but also when they are older.
At Ukmedix News we have seen how men who do not smoke, who eat healthily, who live stress free lives and who get regular exercise are perfectly able to have sex without Viagra when they are in their golden years.
