In the authors' words
“Finally, participation in the intervention was associated with favourable changes in body fat in the trunk, physical performance, menopause symptoms, mental health, and integrated and intrinsic motivation; however, the absence of a control group precludes causal inference.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Menopause symptoms overall Reported an improvement
- Mood Reported an improvement
- Fitness Reported an improvement
- Sticking with it Direction not stated
About the study
- Type
- Before-and-after study
- Who took part
- Midlife women
- How many
- 22
- How long
- 12 weeks
- Exercise
- Aerobic plus resistance, High-intensity intervals, Pilates
- Cited
- 0 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 42849361
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