In this review we found that exercise interventions ( or lifestyle activities ) that improved cardiorespiratory exercise capacity showed the most positive impact on physical health .
CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that programs should facilitate and support women to participate in regular exercise by embedding physical activity programs in public health initiatives , by developing home-based exercise programs that require few re sources and by creating interventions that can incorporate physical activity within a healthy lifestyle .
The review also suggests that clinicians should consider prescribing exercise in a tailored manner for older women to ensure that it is of a high enough intensity to obtain the positive sustained effects of exercise
BACKGROUND Participation in regular physical activity is among the most promising and cost effective strategies to reduce physical and cognitive decline and premature death .
However , confusion remains about the amount , frequency , and duration of physical activity that is likely to provide maximum benefit as well as the way in which interventions should be delivered .
AIMS This paper aim ed to review research on the impact of leisure-time and general physical activity levels on physical and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women .
Moderators and mediators of exercise-induced objective sleep improvements in midlife and older adults with sleep complaints.
OBJECTIVE Exercise can improve sleep quality , but for whom and by what means remains unclear . We examined moderators and mediators of objective sleep improvements in a 12-month r and omized controlled trial among underactive midlife and older adults reporting mild/moderate sleep complaints . METHODS Participants ( N = 66 , 67 % women , 55 - 79 years ) were r and omized to moderate-intensity exercise or health education control .  Putative moderators were gender , age , physical function , self-reported global sleep quality , and physical activity levels . Putative mediators were changes in BMI , depressive symptoms , and physical function at 6 months . Objective sleep outcomes measured by in-home polysomnography were percent time in Stage I sleep , percent time in Stage II sleep , and number of awakenings during the first third of sleep at 12 months . RESULTS Baseline physical function and sleep quality moderated changes in Stage I sleep ; individuals with higher initial physical function ( p = .01 ) and poorer sleep quality ( p = .03 ) had greater improvements . Baseline physical activity level moderated changes in Stage II sleep ( p = .04 ) and number of awakenings ( p = .01 ) ; more sedentary individuals had greater improvements . Decreased depressive symptoms ( CI:-1.57 to -0.02 ) mediated change in Stage I sleep . Decreased depressive symptoms ( CI:-0.75 to -0.01 ) , decreased BMI ( CI:-1.08 to -0.06 ) , and increased physical function ( CI : 0.01 to 0.72 ) mediated change in number of awakenings . CONCLUSIONS Initially less active individuals with higher initial physical function and poorer sleep quality improved the most . Affective , functional , and metabolic mediators specific to sleep architecture parameters were suggested . These results indicate strategies to more efficiently treat poor sleep through exercise in older adults
In this review we found that exercise interventions ( or lifestyle activities ) that improved cardiorespiratory exercise capacity showed the most positive impact on physical health .
CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that programs should facilitate and support women to participate in regular exercise by embedding physical activity programs in public health initiatives , by developing home-based exercise programs that require few re sources and by creating interventions that can incorporate physical activity within a healthy lifestyle .
The review also suggests that clinicians should consider prescribing exercise in a tailored manner for older women to ensure that it is of a high enough intensity to obtain the positive sustained effects of exercise
BACKGROUND Participation in regular physical activity is among the most promising and cost effective strategies to reduce physical and cognitive decline and premature death .
However , confusion remains about the amount , frequency , and duration of physical activity that is likely to provide maximum benefit as well as the way in which interventions should be delivered .
AIMS This paper aim ed to review research on the impact of leisure-time and general physical activity levels on physical and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women .