4. Sex
If you can't have sex at least three times a week...
You're not alone, and here's what you're missing (besides the obvious): a reduced risk of erectile dysfunction, says Darius Paduch, M.D., Ph.D., director of sexual health and medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
His Rx: thrice-weekly orgasms. Hit the gym too. Men who log at least two hours of strenuous exercise each week have harder erections than less active dudes, report Duke University researchers.
5. Desk Posture
If you don't sit up straight at your desk...
Compensate by bending over backward. Slouching can decondition your back muscles, deplete energy, and cause a piss-poor mood.
Can't walk it off? Then stand up and place your hands on your hips. Now slowly bend back. Do this a few times every hour to undo the havoc from your hunching, says Evan Johnson, D.P.T., director of physical therapy at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Spine Center.
More From Men's Health: 5 Surprising Reasons Why Your Neck Hurts
6. Cooking
If you can't rally yourself to cook your own meals...
Stop inviting extra calories to dinner. Folks who eat fast food three or more times weekly are 81 percent more likely to be obese than those who eat it less than once a week, the Michigan Department of Community Health found.
Plan ahead: In a 2014 Appetite study, people who checked a menu online before ordering chose meals with 145 fewer calories than the grub others grabbed without as much thought.
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