In the authors' words
“The quality of life improved in the intervention group compared to the control group, except <<Body Pain>> dimension (p = 0.412).”
What was measured
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
- Fitness Reported an improvement
- Muscle strength Reported an improvement
- Balance and falls Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Controlled trial
- Who took part
- Midlife women
- How long
- 26 weeks
- Exercise
- Aerobic plus resistance, General physical activity
- Cited
- 6 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 34634454
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