Firstmed Blog

Boys, you have a new reason to exercise: anything good for your hearts is good for sex. Girls, now you know what to give him at his birthday: subscription to a gym, because the more exercise he does, the better your sex life. All these have a scientific explanation that is, in fact, very logical: anything that improves blood flux, also improves erectile function. To sum up, exercising is a good medicine for those who have erection problems and an excellent prevention therapy for those who don’t have and don’t want to have them in the future.

This is the conclusion of a study published in the Journal of Urology magazine, which says that life style determines the possibility of suffering erectile dysfunction. In order to get to this affirmation, a study was developed between 22,000 North American men since age 14. From all of them, the ones that exercised most had 30% less possibilities of suffering erectile dysfunction.

But having a sedentary life can cause this problem; there are other risk factors, besides psychological. Anything that affects the blood flux affects erections: hypertension, obesity and diabetes can lead to heart problems and, as a consequence, to erectile dysfunction. This means that, besides exercising, men should stop smoking and start eating healthy.

If your boy arrives from work, turns on the TV and lies in the couch for hours armed with beers, French fries and snacks, tell him that his little “friend” is on the way to look like a deflated balloon. And if erection problems have already started, take him to a gym, cooking lessons, to the theater, anywhere, just make him move!

Do you think your boy should exercise more?