Regular Exercise For Better Sexual Function

Men who exercise have better overall erectile and sexual function, and that holds true regardless of race and ethnicity. A new study from the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and Department of Surgery in Los Angeles is the first to show that exercise enhances men's sexual function regardless of race. In past studies, researchers said, African-American men had been under-represented. The 295 men who participated in this new study reported on both their activity levels and sexual function, including their ability to have erections, orgasms, the quality and frequency of erections and overall sexual function. Based on the men's self-reports, the researchers classified their activity levels as sedentary, mildly active, moderately active or highly active. Those whose exercise added up to two hours of strenuous exercise, such as running, 3.5 hours of moderate exercise or six hours of light exercise per week had higher sexual function scores than men who exercised less or not at all. The researchers also reported that diabetes, older age, past or current smoking and coronary artery disease were contributors to low sexual function.