Campus Units
Kinesiology
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
11-2016
Journal or Book Title
Menopause
Volume
23
Issue
11
First Page
1162
Last Page
1164
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
Recommended Citation
Lee, Duck-Chul and Schroeder, Elizabeth C., "Resistance training improves cardiovascular health in postmenopausal women" (2016). Kinesiology Publications. 83.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/kin_pubs/83
Comments
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.