To exercise, or, not to exercise, during menopause and beyond

Maturitas

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 318-323

  Stojanovska, Lily ^a   Apostolopoulos, Vasso ^a   Polman, Remco ^a   Borkoles, Erika ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hot flashes; Menopause; Physical activity; Physiological effects; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANXIETY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; ENDURANCE; ENERGY; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEART DISEASE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIBIDO; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NIGHT SWEAT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SMOKING; STRESS; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WEIGHT GAIN; WELLBEING; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84896389023     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.01.006     Document Type: Review

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