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.

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