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Houston: Middle-aged women who exercise regularly report a higher
quality of lifeand reduced symptoms of menopause, according to a new
study.
According to a population-based study published in the January 2015
issue of Maturitas, Women with the recommended level of physical
activity had a higher self-perceived health level, better relative
health, and better global quality of life in relation to other women
their age.
The survey was conducted on 2606 women from Finland's population
registry, representing a 52 per cent response rate. All born in 1963,
making them 49 years old at the time of the study.
Of those, 28 per cent were still menstruating regularly, 31 per cent
were perimenopausal, and 23 per cent had not menstruated in the past
12 months.
The menopausal status of the other 18 per cent could not be determined
because they were taking hormone replacement therapy.
5 hours per week of moderate activity (eg, fast-paced walking) or 1.25
hours of vigorous activity (such as jogging or running), and if they
also did any strength or balance training at least twice a week.
Just more than half of the participants (51 per cent) met the
definition of being physically active.
The less-active women were more likely to score highly for anxiety or
depressed mood.
Vasomotor symptoms, or hot flashes, were more common in less-active
women before adjusting for body mass index and education, but after
these calculations, they were not statistically significant.
Overall, the more active women had greater self-perceived health and
global quality of life compared with other women their age.
Crisis is not due to others its is due to our inability to anticipate.
Women who engage in less than the recommended amount of exercise may
still see some benefits, causing the observed effect of exercise to be
smaller than it really is.
Women experiencing more severe symptoms, whether physical or mental,
may be less likely to engage in exercise.
Credit: PTI
