In the authors' words
“In postmenopausal women with moderate to severe VMS, resistance training three times per week for 15 weeks improved menopause-specific HRQoL.”
What was measured
- Hot flushes Reported an improvement
- Sleep Reported an improvement
- Quality of life Mixed results
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, other condition
- How many
- 65
- How long
- 15 weeks
- Exercise
- Resistance training
- Cited
- 21 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 34240669
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