Recent study of sexually active men and women has demonstrated that for both men and women, being physically passive (having little or no physical activity everyday) was associated with a higher risk of being sexually passive.

Males and females who reported getting no exercise regularly said they had not had sex with a partner in the last month  than men and women reporting at least light physical activity.

Smoking was associated with the increasing  risk of difficulties in sex for women.  Among other potentially dangerous factors are having a body mass index (BMI) over 30 or a waist size over 34 inches.

Having a very large waist size, over 40 inches for males was also associated with an increasing risk of having sexual problems.

Both being underweight or obese for men with a body mass index (BMI) under 20 or over 30, increased the chances of developing erectile dysfunction.

Former smokers and smokers were practically twice likely to have ED than men who had never tried to smoke.

These lifestyle factors may cause sexual problems especially in people over 40 years of old.  Giving up smoking and losing extra weight, improving general health can help to improve sexual health.