In the authors' words
“CONCLUSION: Functional training promoted beneficial effects on cardiac autonomic modulation and cardiorespiratory parameters in postmenopausal women.”
What was measured
- Blood pressure Reported an improvement
- Fitness Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 39
- How long
- 18 weeks
- Exercise
- Balance and functional training
- Cited
- 13 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 31146305
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