Men, Don't Pass Age 30 Without Preparing for This

I'm sure you're aware of the terms that are used by younger people to describe us mature men; ol' man, pops, gramps, and those are the nice ones. These terms are just one of the ways in which we can be reminded of what we already know; that we are getting older.

Nature also has a way of reminding us of this fact, it's called andropause, and it ain't pretty. We get wider around our mid-sections, become tired more easily, our once raging sex drives dwindle, and our sexual performance comes up short at times.

If you're over 30 and familiar with any of these symptoms, you could be experiencing andropause. What is andropause? Andropause is the natural process in which male testosterone starts to decline at the rate of about 1 percent each year after age 30.

Did you know that males are considered in their "prime" between the ages of 22-30? It's true, and then andropause kicks in and kicks butt, literally. But you don't have to be a victim of andropause, and you won't. Because like me, you're going to take this very simple precaution in order to avoid it. Exercise.

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Because when men build muscle, we are either maintaining or creating the best place for our testosterone to be stored, and testosterone is what defeats andropause. I am not saying you should become a bodybuilder, just that you must avoid losing any muscle mass. Especially in your legs and butt; which is normally the first thing to go.

That said, this is what we must do. Any exercise that strengthens our legs and core. Bicycling, burpees, cross-country training, obstacle course, tennis, and of course squats. These activities are great at maintaining and building our leg muscles and core. Our quadriceps, hamstrings, and calve muscles are the first places where testosterone is stored once our testicles make it.

That's why our legs and butts are the first thing to go. So I urge you to get in control of your testosterone by simply doing exercises that help maintain muscle. If you are in your thirties, exercising three times a week is fine, if you are in your forties, exercise five times a week, fifties, exercise every day.

Keep your workouts short, ten to twenty minutes long, and if you haven't exercised in years, please take it easy and allow yourself time to ease into a sensible routine. It won't take long to get results; reversing or avoiding andropause is actually easier to do than to go through it. Let's go.