Running causes an increase in testosterone and adrenaline, which make it easier for a man to get an erection. Most of the time these types of erections are not due to sexual arousal, but rather by vascular dilation. The blood vessels in the penis open up and the tissue fills with fresh blood making it stiff.
While running, blood flow increases to the genitals. This is one of the reasons that runners often find themselves with an erection after running because their body’s response to increased blood flow is exaggerated in this area. Exercise has proven itself as one of the most reliable ways to achieve that kind of effect while causing less damage to your heart and other major organs.
Erections first and foremost happen as a way for men’s genitals to be “ready” for sex. The kind of sexual excitement and arousal that causes an erection is one thing that happens both after sex and during it. When we become aroused, the penis fills with blood which causes it to lengthen and stiffen; this is called an erection (and ejaculation can also happen as part of the same cycle).
Men who are physically active like runners may also experience erections due to fluid shifts in their body, or from long-term pressure on their perineum (the region between scrotum front anus) causing spontaneous contraction of corpus cavernosum penis muscle tissue.
Running can help some cases of erectile dysfunction by improving blood flow to the penis. The link between an inability to achieve or maintain an erection with exercise has been studied but is not well understood. The rigidity of a man’s erection depends on inflow and hydraulic stability upon resistance from mechanical structures in the corpora cavernosa, corpora spongiosum, and vascular tunica.
It is possible that a penile-vein occlusion with exercise causes venous pooling, increases mean arterial pressure for sufficient inflow without changes in volume within-corpus cavernosa aliquot layers caused by contracted muscles used during exercise, increased compression from increased intra-corporeal pressure when muscles contracts against resistance.
Running can actually cure, or at least help with erectile dysfunction — one study in the Journal of Urology found that during a five-week period, three times per week aerobic training improved erectile function compared to men who didn’t do anything.
Running has been shown to have many physical benefits which range from increased blood flow to the tissues in your sexual organs, improving general fitness level. Exercise also releases endorphins within the brain that increase hormones responsible for sexual arousal.
What is running?
Running is an exercise in which the runner must move at a speed that elevates their heart rate towards a specific target heart rate. The benefits of running can be seen in improvements in cholesterol levels, the risk for cardiovascular disease, and weight loss. More broadly defined, running is any activity that causes locomotion among one’s legs created or accelerated by consecutive muscular contractions.
Running is an aerobic exercise that strengthens the heart and lungs, increases metabolic rate leading to weight loss, induces a sense of euphoria in some runners, improves neuromuscular coordination by stimulating the production of dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin in regions of the brain responsible for motor control releases natural pain fighting hormones called endocannabinoids after vigorous physical activity which block pain receptors on peripheral nerves helping you feel more relaxed afterward.
The difference between running and walking:
You can burn calories more quickly by running than you can by walking, but the difference in calorie expenditure between the two is small. When both are done at a moderate pace, calorie-burning for each person will average out to be similar. So if you have a goal to shed weight or even just burn some extra calories while getting in a little exercise, going for a walk or run would be great.
The only significant difference between the two activities is that runners typically experience fewer injuries and soreness because their feet hit the pavement with less force per mile than walkers’ feet do — this lowers the risk of stress fractures from repetitive impact from landing from daily walking. Running also provides other benefits not found in walking.
If walking is seen as a necessity or exercise then it may be that walking is more adequate for someone’s fitness level, however running is going to burn fat, build muscle and strengthen bones. Running can also have the psychological benefits of building confidence.
Next time you walk, try adding a few jogging intervals, if you feel good about it increase the intensity a little bit at a time. Walking without any variation may not be giving your body the workout it needs to look its best.
Health benefits of running:
The health benefits of running are many. Whenever you run, your body releases endorphins, which are hormones that help control pain and stress levels. Running can also help lower high blood pressure, reduce stroke risk, strengthen the muscles around the heart, shrink tumors with cancer cells in them, and bring down cholesterol levels by lowering triglyceride levels.
Plus there’s this small thing called “the runner’s high”. Prolonged strenuous exercise suppresses our bodies’ secretion of cortisol — a hormone produced when the body is under stress — until it builds to dangerous levels. This process increases the production of endorphins at just the right time to offset some of that impending distress if we’re about to head off into a difficult experience.
Running’s health benefits include burning more calories than any other aerobic exercise, reducing your risk of coronary artery disease, improving your mood, ideal weight control for both men and women, protecting you against diseases like osteoporosis by boosting bone density.
Running has been linked to numerous positive effects on our health — in fact, it’s one of the best ways to improve our overall well-being. It can be an excellent way to reduce your risk for chronic conditions such as heart disease or hypertension in the long term because running triggers an increase in the release of “good” HDL cholesterol levels while also lowering dangerous triglyceride levels throughout the body.
Running is a low-impact activity, which means it won’t cause injury to your joints. Some runners say they feel better after they run, attributing this to an endorphin release. Endorphins are hormones that make us feel happy or euphoric.
Finally, running increases blood flow and decreases muscle inflammation in the body’s lean muscles, which can contribute to reduced pain overall.
Conclusion:
Although running has many health benefits, research has shown that competitive marathon runners experience compromised functional ability in the hamstring muscle group.
Hip range of motion is significantly reduced in runners after a marathon race compared with before, while in the same study, the non-runner control group did not show such reductions.
