In the authors' words
“Apart from many other health benefits regular physical exercise may decrease vasomotor symptoms and increase quality of life in postmenopausal women, but this has to be further evaluated scientifically.”
What was measured
- Hot flushes Mixed results
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, sedentary at entry
- How many
- 30
- How long
- 12 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise, Exercise with hormone therapy
- Cited
- 69 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 15172083
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Similar studies
- A Cochrane review of five trials in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women found insufficient evidence that exercise reduces hot flushes or night sweats compared with no treatment, yoga, or hormone therapy.
- A meta-analysis of 21 trials in 2884 menopausal women found structured exercise slightly improved hot flush severity but not frequency, with very low certainty evidence.
- A meta-analysis of six RCTs found insufficient evidence that exercise reduces hot flushes and night sweats in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, or that it outperforms hormone therapy or yoga.
- An overview of 17 reviews covering 80 studies found yoga improved physical, urogenital, and total menopause symptoms, while aerobic exercise findings were inconclusive.