In the authors' words
“Twenty-three trials (n = 2120, mean age 67.1 +/- 5.98yrs, 95.1% female) were included: five resistance training, six balance training, six combined resistance and balance training, three multi-modality, two Clinical Pilates, one aquatic, one combined aerobic, strength and Yi Jin Jing.”
What was measured
- Mood Reported an improvement
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
- Joint pain Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Meta-analysis
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, low bone density
- How many
- 2,120
- How long
- 19 weeks
- Exercise
- Resistance training, Balance and functional training, Pilates, Water-based exercise, Aerobic plus resistance
- Cited
- 1 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 41718839
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