Postmenopausal women benefit from endurance training as much as younger women
Friday, September 18, 2009 - 13:28
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- After menopause, decreased estrogen and changes in body composition affect women's metabolism. But does this affect women's response to exercise? A new UC Berkeley study shows that postmenopausal women benefit as much as younger women do from endurance training, improving both cardiovascular and respiratory fitness.