Staying Fit can Prevent Erectile Dysfunction

by admin on July 9, 2009

Erectile dysfunction is a serious problem for a lot of men and something that can be avoided by changing bad habits that lead to erection problems.

If you don’t have erectile dysfunction, just imagine what it would be like if you did.

Erectile dysfunction changes your life. It affects your self confidence and can ruin relationships, even marriages.


An average of as many as 15-30 million men suffer from erectile dysfunction and take medications like Viagra, Cialis or Levitra to treat the problem.

If you don’t already have erectile dysfunction, you can prevent it with a few life style changes.


If you smoke, stop smoking.

If you do smoke and don’t stop, there is a good chance that you will develop erectile dysfunction sooner or later.

If you are overweight, get on a diet. If you are sedentary, get off your couch and start exercising.

If you drink heavily or do drugs, stop it.

The solution is to lead a healthy life style and stay fit.

Prevention is much better than trying to cure erectile dysfunction.


If you already have erectile dysfunction, there are things you can do to overcome it.

The first step is to find out if there is some underlying medical issue.

Get a complete physical from you doctor.

Change any bad lifestyle habits you may have as mentioned above and get on a fitness program.


If there are emotional issues, you may need more help.

One example is how you feel when your in the moment.

Do you worry about getting an erection?

If you do, there may be emotional or psychological issues and you may need to deal with them in addition to changing your negative lifestyle habits.

You may want to learn, breath control it is a very powerful tool not only in yoga but also anywhere and at anytime to keep blood pressure and stress at a minimum.

Which can benefit your breathing during sex to help maintain and erection longer.


Also there are exercises you can do called kegels.

The kegel, is a pelvic floor exercise, that strengthens the perineal muscles, which are responsible for strong, healthy erections.

The pelvic floor muscles are the group of muscles located at the core of the body traveling down into the penis and behind it at the anus.

Kegels have always been popular with woman after pregnancy to increase the capacity to hold urine.

Men can use them in a different way to increase and maintain an erection.

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