{"id":19393,"date":"2018-06-12T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=19393"},"modified":"2018-12-11T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T14:00:23","slug":"one-more-reason-not-to-skip-leg-day-at-the-gym-better-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/one-more-reason-not-to-skip-leg-day-at-the-gym-better-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"One More Reason Not to Skip ‘Leg Day’ at the Gym: Better Sex"},"content":{"rendered":"

D<\/span>on’t overlook the importance of lower-body workouts when you’re at the gym. Studies show that such exercises burn calories more effectively, increase overall strength, and help to support robust sexual function.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lower-body workouts often get short shrift from male fitness buffs who\u2019d prefer to spend their time at the gym developing their biceps, triceps, and pectorals. Those muscle groups tend to win the most approving looks from the ladies, or at least the guys see it that way.<\/p>\n

This overemphasis on the upper-body workout can result in \u201ccartoonishly disproportionate physiques,\u201d according to John McDermott, a staff writer at MELMagazine.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McDermott points out that working the lower body\u2019s major muscle groups burn calories more effectively and improves overall strength better than exercises focusing on the upper body. More importantly, he writes, lower-body workouts increase a man\u2019s blood testosterone levels, which can help to fire up the libido.<\/p>\n

Helpful Lower-Body Exercises<\/h3>\n

Men who are looking for ways to improve erectile function or battle early signs of erectile dysfunction should focus on these three lower-body exercises recommended in an article at CureMyErectileDysfunction.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n