Citation

de Guevara NM, Galván CT, Sánchez AC, Izquierdo DG, García FH, Lapotka M, Coto PL, Marqueta PM, Amat AM, Hernández OO, Alcalá LR, Toral MV, Borrego RS. Maturitas 2016; 93: 83-88.

Affiliation

Clínica Diatros, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: rschez.borrego@diatros.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.04.017

PMID

27137981

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.

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Language: en