Sexual Health: One Good Reason to Exercise

Let's start with metabolic syndrome. This condition is marked by high blood pressure, abdominal obesity (typically, more than 35 inches around the waist for women, 40 inches for men), insulin resistance high blood levels of insulin, low HDL "good" cholesterol and high triglycerides. If you have at least three of these markers, you may have metabolic syndrome.10a You also may have a significantly higher risk of heart disease and diabetes. And now we know that you also have a higher risk of sexual dysfunction.