Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won’t: Study

TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 — Testosterone levels tend to fall in older men, but a new study shows that exercise — and not supplemental testosterone — is the way to rejuvenate the aging male heart.

Australian researchers found that without exercise, testosterone replacement therapy offered patients no improvement at all in cardiovascular health. But exercise alone — absent any testosterone supplementation — did boost arterial function.

As a bonus, exercise also boosted the men’s natural testosterone levels, the study found.

According to study author Dr. Bu Yeap, the bottom line is clear: “To improve the health of arteries, exercise is better than testosterone.”

Yeap, who is president of the Endocrine Society of Australia, acknowledged that “there is a gradual decline in testosterone levels as men grow older, extending into middle and older age.” And that decline is often accompanied by expanding waistlines and a wide array of health conditions.

As a result, testosterone therapy has gained traction, largely in a bid for increased energy and muscle mass. In fact, global sales of the hormone have skyrocketed 12-fold in just the first decade of the 21st century.

That’s not necessarily a good development, Yeap cautioned…

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From Drugs-com - February 24, 2021