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Can
testosterone levels be increased by exercise
In men there is a temporary increase in testosterone levels after
exercise. In women and teenagers the results of tests are much more
variable.
Studies have shown that weight training exercises by men can increase
serum testosterone levels by up to 40%. However, this increase is
only temporary and serum testosterone levels drop back within a
few hours of completing the exercise. Similar exercise with weights
by women and teenage boys and girls did not significantly increase
serum testosterone levels.
The type of exercise may be important in how testosterone levels
respond. Studies on treadmill exercise have shown that while men
have increased serum testosterone levels within half an hour of
starting exercise, women show no significant increase until two
hours later. Further, it has been suggested that swimming as an
exercise actually results in a temporary reduction in serum testosterone
levels for both men and women.
It seems that overall, short term exercise will temporarily increase
serum testosterone levels in men. Prolonged endurance type exercise
may also promote testosterone increases in both men and women, but
these levels return to normal or may even decrease below normal
during or shortly after finishing the exercise. These brief increases
in testosterone concentration with short term exercise are unlikely
to have a significant effect on pattern baldness.
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