It's official-Your health depends on a fast car!

[cbr1100xx]

This is a good print out when your wife/gf protests a Camaro:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/hea...-research.html

Driving fast cars really does boosts men's testosterone levels, research finds
By Pat Hagan1:30PM BST 13 Oct 2009

Scientists have discovered the thrill of getting behind the wheel of a sports car makes the body produce more of the hormone.

But driving an old banger makes levels drop.

The latest findings suggests there may be a biological explanation for why some men rush out and buy a sports car when struck by a 'midlife crisis'.

Lower testosterone has been linked with increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and depression.

Men over 50 with low hormone readings are 33 per cent more likely to die prematurely than those with higher levels.

Researchers from the Concordia University in Montreal recruited 39 young men for their study.

Each one got to drive a £75,000 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet for one hour, followed by an hour in a 16-year-old Toyota Camry, a family car.

Tests on saliva samples showed a significant increase in testosterone while drivers were cruising around in the Porsche.

But there was either no effect, or even a slight decline, when they got behind the wheel of the battered old Toyota.

Researchers noted the most potent effect was when volunteers were driving through town, where there were plenty of potential female admirers.

But hormones even rose slightly when they were out on the open road, with no spectators, according to the study published in the journal Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes.

Scientists say the effect of a fast car on a man's body is a form of 'sexual signalling' – where males compete for the attention of the opposite sex.

In a report on their findings the researchers said: 'Testosterone levels were more responsive when driving the new Porsche than when driving the decrepit Toyota.

'Endowing the men with a car that few individuals could afford prompted their testosterone levels to rise significantly.' Fast cars are not the only thing to influence male hormone levels.

Previous research has shown football teams that wear red may have a sporting advantage over their opponents because it may boost testosterone.

Teams playing in front of their own supporters also see a rise in hormone levels, which may explain the so-called 'home' advantage.

[pyroguy]

I drive my Camaro to stay healthy! Woo!

[DenverTaco07]

I was going to buy the "blue pills" but instead I got Hyper Blue and no longer needed any medication.