In 120 postmenopausal women and men aged 50-65, two years of higher or lower intensity endurance exercise improved treadmill fitness and modestly raised HDL cholesterol in home-based groups.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 269 women · 104 weeks · 1995Midlife womenCited 306 timesPubMed
In women aged 50 to 70 with raised BMI, a volunteer delivered diet and walking programme produced greater weight loss at 12 months than usual care but no significant difference in step counts.
No difference foundRandomised trial · 560 women · 52 weeks · 2021PostmenopausalCited 21 timesPubMed
In 90 midlife women aged 40 to 65 who completed a 24-week home-based walking program, adherence during a later maintenance phase averaged 64% of expected walks.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 90 women · 48 weeks · 2005Midlife womenCited 44 timesPubMed
Overweight postmenopausal women did a 20 week diet with or without treadmill walking; those with larger drops in daily activity during weight loss regained more weight afterward.
Mixed resultsRandomised trial · 34 women · 20 weeks · 2008PostmenopausalCited 48 timesPubMed
Sedentary postmenopausal women did 6 months of treadmill walking at three exercise doses, and step counts needed to meet 50, 100, and 150 percent of activity guidelines were quantified.
No difference foundRandomised trial · 111 women · 26 weeks · 2005PostmenopausalCited 39 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal women used a mobile phone walking program for 12 weeks and reported faster walking times, small weight loss, and improved exercise goal setting and planning.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 71 women · 12 weeks · 2012PostmenopausalCited 29 timesPubMed
Women recently through menopause did brisk walking with resistance training for 15 weeks and improved leg strength and walking time, but not balance, with 92% adherence.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 134 women · 15 weeks · 2006Early postmenopausalCited 20 timesPubMed
Sedentary overweight middle-aged women followed either a 30-minutes-a-day walking goal or a 10,000-steps-a-day pedometer goal for 12 weeks, and the steps group increased activity more than the minutes group.
Reported an improvementRandomised trial · 30 women · 12 weeks · 2011Midlife womenCited 24 timesPubMed
In a cohort of 84,300 postmenopausal women followed up to 7 years, those who received a diabetes diagnosis reported greater increases in total physical activity and walking than women without diabetes.
Reported an improvementCohort study · 84,300 women · 364 weeks · 2014PostmenopausalCited 34 timesPubMed
Sedentary obese postmenopausal African American women were randomized to walk 3 or 5 days a week at the same intensity, comparing exercise maintenance and cardiovascular risk factors.
Direction not statedRandomised trial · 2004PostmenopausalCited 8 timesPubMed
A survey of women aged 46 to 55 found most preferred one-to-one exercise support and walking, and exercise participation was not linked to frequency of hot flushes or night sweats.
Direction not statedCross-sectional study · 1,693 women · 2011Midlife womenCited 30 timesPubMed
Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors on aromatase inhibitors self-reported leisure, strength, and walking activity; about half met activity guidelines, and activity level was not linked to quality of life scores.
Direction not statedCross-sectional study · 170 women · 2021PostmenopausalCited 11 timesPubMed
In a 6-month phone-based walking intervention for women aged 30 to 60, participants reflected on walking routines, with differences in location and social support by race and income.
Direction not statedBefore-and-after study · 31 women · 26 weeks · 2003Midlife womenCited 13 timesPubMed
Obese postmenopausal women who walked briskly 3 times weekly for 16 weeks improved fitness and fat loss most when adherence was high, regardless of exercise intensity.
Reported an improvementBefore-and-after study · 159 women · 16 weeks · 2015PostmenopausalCited 5 timesPubMed
A trial protocol describes 168 sedentary overweight postmenopausal women randomised to interactive video dance, brisk walking, or delayed control, measuring adherence and cognitive function at six months.
Direction not statedOther · 168 women · 26 weeks · 2012PostmenopausalCited 8 timesPubMed
A protocol describes a 9 month mHealth guided jumping and fast walking program in 120 postmenopausal women to test effects on bone density, with results not yet reported.
Direction not statedOther · 120 women · 36 weeks · 2025PostmenopausalCited 4 timesPubMed
Korean-Chinese middle-aged women joined a 12-week walking program with social media support, which was linked to increased sense of community and social support for exercise.
Reported an improvementOther · 24 women · 12 weeks · 2020Midlife womenCited 4 timesPubMed
Interviews with 26 postmenopausal breast and gynecologic cancer survivors found they preferred flexible, at-home physical activity like walking, dancing and muscle-strengthening during and after treatment.
Direction not statedOther · 26 women · 2024PostmenopausalPubMed