3 Common Mens Health Issues that Exercise Can Help With

It is no secret that two of the key components of good health are a healthy diet and exercise. What may be surprising however, is how many common men’s health issues can actually be avoided or alleviated with exercise. Here are 3 common men’s health issues and how exercise can help.

High Cholesterol

If your cholesterol levels are high, a combination of cardio and resistance training can help significantly reduce them. Cardio helps you lose fat, while resistance training helps you build muscle. In fact, building muscle will actually help you reduce fat even more. The best news is, however, you don’t have to train like a pro athlete to experience significant benefits. As little as 40 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity activity just 3 or 4 times a week can have a significant impact on your cholesterol levels.

Erectile Dysfunction

In recent years, the market has become flooded with a wide range of ED products, largely because it is such a common problem. While this has done a great deal to raise awareness of the issue and minimize the stigma to some degree, the truth is relying on pharmaceuticals to fix the issue doesn’t always help. There are many ineffective supplements on the market and it can take a while to find the ED medication that works for you. There are, however, a number of exercises that can either supplement your medication or independently counteract erectile dysfunction. It turns out that the same Kegel exercises that can help women regain muscle tone after childbirth can also help men strengthen the pelvic floor, which in turn can help build the muscles that help promote and maintain sexual health.

High Blood Pressure

Exercise helps alleviate high blood pressure in a number of ways. To begin with, high blood pressure—also known as hypertension—is directly linked to stress levels. Even moderate activity can help boost endorphins and other neurotransmitters that can help reduce stress levels, which can in turn help lower blood pressure levels. Since high blood pressure puts men at greater risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure, getting some moderate exercise in your routine seems like a small price to pay for something that can have such a significant impact on your life.

You don’t have to train for a marathon to experience the benefits of exercise for your health. Not only can exercise be good for you, it can also be fun. Another benefit of exercise is the impact it can have on your social life. Instead of getting together with your buddies and having a beer, why not go out to a park and play catch or a pickup game of touch football instead.