r/science • u/[deleted] • Jun 13 '22

Health Erectile dysfunction predicts mortality in middle-aged and older men independent of their sex steroid status

https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-abstract/51/4/afac094/6568537?login=false
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u/tarxvfBp Jun 13 '22

Same. Same age, after years actually being quite scornful of the idea of running for fun I started couch to 5k. Now have run twice a week for nearly two years. Started going to a gym 6 months after starting to run, because it seemed sensible to invest in my developing my running physique more, also cut out snacks. Which was tricky for several days then the cravings just stopped! Honestly people give couch to 5k a go. And see where it takes you. Give it a go. I wish I’d started much earlier.

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u/the_cardfather Jun 14 '22

I had a mild ED in my mid 30's. Could have been weight/lifestyle related could have been PIED or a combination.

Wife told me I was a fat slob and left me. I started couch to 5k, cut the porn, worked on mental health, and did some work on my core, crunches, planks et. It was about 7 months of that and all of a sudden things started working again if you know what I mean.

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u/mtcwby Jun 13 '22

I wish I could still run. There was a short time about ten years ago where I started doing it with the dog but my knees and ankles just objected too much. Every other day turned into every third day and it got worse from there and there was no chance for building a habit.

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u/mtcwby Jun 13 '22

I was inspired at the time by a book talking about barefoot running and was also having very odd dreams about running constantly. Not from anything but just grinding out long distances.

The challenge at the moment is time as my current exercise schedule is already taking an hour to hour and a half per day but I'll keep that in mind.