In the authors' words
“In sedentary women, aerobic training for 6 months may decrease the typical menopausal symptoms, especially night sweats, mood swings, and irritability.”
What was measured
- Hot flushes Reported an improvement
- Menopause symptoms overall Reported an improvement
- Mood Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Early postmenopausal, sedentary at entry
- How many
- 154
- How long
- 24 weeks
- Exercise
- Other aerobic exercise
- Cited
- 32 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 22334056
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Similar studies
- 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 26 RCTs in postmenopausal women found exercise reduced depression, with mind-body exercise ranked most effective, and also improved anxiety.
- A meta-analysis of 61 RCTs with 4,100 postmenopausal women found aerobic exercise lowered blood pressure, improved lipid profile, and reduced anxiety, with no significant effect on depression or total cholesterol.
- A network meta-analysis of 33 RCTs in postmenopausal women found resistance, mind-body, aerobic, and combined exercise all reduced depressive symptoms, with resistance and mind-body exercise ranking highest.