In the authors' words
“Resistance exercise and aerobic exercise were found to have a positive impact on menopausal symptoms, psychological health, depression, and quality of life.”
What was measured
- Menopause symptoms overall Reported an improvement
- Mood Reported an improvement
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
- Cholesterol and lipids No difference found
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 36
- How long
- 8 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise, Resistance training
- Cited
- 31 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 20814541
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