Benefits of physical exercise in postmenopausal women

Nicolás Mendoza; Carlos De Teresa; Antonio Cano; Débora Godoy; Fidel Hita-Contreras; Maryna Lapotka; Placido Llaneza; Pedro Manonelles; Antonio Martínez-Amat; Olga Ocón; Laura Rodríguez-Alcalá; Mercedes Vélez; Rafael Sánchez-Borrego

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.04.017

Benefits of physical exercise in postmenopausal women

Maturitas. 2016 Nov:93:83-88. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.04.017. Epub 2016 Apr 26.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: nicomendoza@telefonica.net.
² Centro Andaluz de Medicina del Deporte. Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: cdeteresa@ugr.es.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: Antonio.Cano@uv.e.
⁴ Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico. University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain.
⁵ Department of Health Science, University of Jaén, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: fhita@ujaen.es.
⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: marinalapotka@gmail.com.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: pllanezac@yahoo.es.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: manonelles@ucam.edu.
⁹ Department of Health Science, University of Jaén, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: amat103@ugr.es.
¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: nocoaglo@hotmail.com.
¹¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: laura_rodriguez_70@hotmail.com.
¹² Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. University of Huelva, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: mvtoral@hotmail.com.
¹³ Clínica Diatros, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: rschez.borrego@diatros.com.

PMID: 27137981
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.04.017

Abstract

Physical inactivity not only places women's health at risk during menopause, but also increases menopausal problems. Abundant evidence links habitual physical exercise (PE) to a better status on numerous health indicators and better quality of life and to the prevention and treatment of the ailments that typically occur from mid-life onwards. We can infer that PE is something more than a lifestyle: it constitutes a form of therapy in itself. A panel of experts from various Spanish scientific societies related to PE and menopause (Spanish Menopause Society, Spanish Cardiology Society, Spanish Federation of Sports Medicine) met to reach a consensus on these issues and to decide the optimal timing of and methods of exercise, based on the best evidence available.

Keywords: Ageing; Antiageing; Exercise; Health promotion; Lifestyle; Postmenopausal; Quality of life.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Exercise / physiology*
Female
Humans
Life Style*
Middle Aged
Postmenopause*
Quality of Life*
Women's Health