We’ve known it all along, but now we have scientific evidence showing exercise can help if you have menopausal symptoms.
… That link has been noted by fitness instructors and trainers who have seen the effect on the hot flashes, insomnia, joint aches and weight gain often accompanying this phase of a woman’s life.
But it’s only now starting to get a closer look from researchers and from many women looking for natural ways to ease the symptoms of menopause. Fueling the scrutiny are recent questions about the safety of hormone replacement therapy and a National Institutes of Health panel calling for menopause to be “demedicalized.’’
One analysis of 12 menopausal women in an eight-week strength-training program found that 40 percent of the women felt less anxious and half had less aching, stiffness and irritability.
The prevailing wisdom is that exercise can be a benefit to some women who experience menopausal symptoms — if not by actually reducing the frequency of hot flashes and other discomforts, then by generally improving their health.
A combination of strength training, cardio workouts and stretching can not only ease many women’s symptoms, experts say; it can decrease the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease, two common ailments among postmenopausal women.’
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