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Resistance training improves cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women
Menopause
Document Type
Editorial
Disciplines
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
11-1-2016
DOI
10.1097/GME.0000000000000758
Abstract
Evidence has been emerging on the importance of adding a muscle-strengthening component to regular physical activity to improve quality of life; delay the loss of muscle mass and function; and prevent osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and the falls, fractures, and disability that may follow.1 Menopause and aging may lead to a loss in fitness, decrease in muscle strength and bone mineral density, and a gain in weight, all of which concomitantly increase the risk for many chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease.2 If muscle-strengthening exercise can delay or prevent these diseases in postmenopausal women, this would have important public health implications.
Copyright Owner
The North American Menopause Society
Copyright Date
2016
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Duck-Chul Lee and Elizabeth C. Schroeder. "Resistance training improves cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women" Menopause Vol. 23 Iss. 11 (2016) p. 1162 - 1164 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/duck-chul_lee/56/
This accepted Editorial is published as Lee DC, Schroeder EC. Resistance training improves cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2016 Nov;23(11):1162-1164. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000758. Posted with permission.