ReviewObstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America2011
Physical activity and health during the menopausal transition.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimal doses of different exercise types for improving depressive symptoms in climacteric women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Assessing the Acceptability and Effectiveness of Mobile-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Midlife Women During Menopause: Systematic Review of the Literature.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise and Quality of Life in Women with Menopausal Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Survivorship, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2017Guideline
- Efficacy of exercise for menopausal symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2014Trial
- Menopausal quality of life: RCT of yoga, exercise, and omega-3 supplements.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2014Trial
- Design and methods of a multi-site, multi-behavioral treatment trial for menopausal symptoms: the MsFLASH experience.Contemporary clinical trials · 2013Trial
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- Co-designing a culturally appropriate mHealth physical activity intervention for midlife women experiencing menopause in Saudi Arabia: stakeholder recommendations.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Supporting the health of working women in midlife: co-designing and testing the acceptability of a digital exercise programme.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Self-efficacy and self-esteem are associated with health-promoting lifestyle in Iranian post-menopausal women: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Improving Cardiovascular Clinical Competencies for the Menopausal Transition: A Focus on Cardiometabolic Health in Midlife.JACC. Advances · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular adaptations to resistance training with different set configurations in postmenopausal women: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (CARE project).BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Experience of the menopause transition in Irish women and how it impacts motivators, facilitators, and barriers to physical activity engagement.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Aging and Adiposity-Focus on Biological Females at Midlife and Beyond.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The association between body roundness index and osteoporosis in American adults: analysis from NHANES dataset.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity and Inactivity on Cardiovascular Risk across Women's Lifespan: An Updated Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Factors associated with weight gain after breast cancer: Results from a community-based survey of Australian women.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2023Article
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- The Efficacy of Strength Exercises for Reducing the Symptoms of Menopause: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
The benefits of regular physical activity are well established, but evidence for a protective effect against the adverse health consequences accompanying the menopausal transition is limited. This article reviews that evidence, concluding that more physical activity is generally associated with fewer somatic and mood symptoms. Physical activity seems to minimize weight gain and changes in body composition and fat distribution experienced at midlife and might attenuate the rapid bone density loss that occurs. Given these benefits, clinicians treating perimenopausal women should encourage their patients to follow guidelines for physical activity (≥150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity activity).
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