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 .
Effects of different doses of physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness among sedentary, overweight or obese postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure: a randomized controlled trial.
CONTEXT Low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with high risk of mortality , and improvements in fitness are associated with reduced mortality risk . However , a poor underst and ing of the physical activity-fitness dose response relation remains . OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of 50 % , 100 % , and 150 % of the NIH Consensus Development Panel recommended physical activity dose on fitness in women . DESIGN , SETTING , AND PARTICIPANTS R and omized controlled trial of 464 sedentary , postmenopausal overweight or obese women whose body mass index ranged from 25.0 to 43.0 and whose systolic blood pressure ranged from 120.0 to 159.9 mm Hg . Enrollment took place between April 2001 and June 2005 in the Dallas , Tex , area . INTERVENTION Participants were r and omly assigned to 1 of 4 groups : 102 to the nonexercise control group and 155 to the 4-kcal/kg , 104 to the 8-kcal/kg , and 103 to the 12-kcal/kg per week energy-expenditure groups for the 6-month intervention period . Target training intensity was the heart rate associated with 50 % of each woman 's peak Vo2 . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE The primary outcome was aerobic fitness assessed on a cycle ergometer and quantified as peak absolute oxygen consumption ( Vo2abs , L/min ) . RESULTS The mean ( SD ) baseline Vo2abs values were 1.30 ( 0.25 ) L/min . The mean ( SD ) minutes of exercising per week were 72.2 ( 12.3 ) for the 4-kcal/kg , 135.8 ( 19.5 ) for the 8-kcal/kg , and 191.7 ( 33.7 ) for the 12-kcal/kg per week exercise groups . After adjustment for age , race/ethnicity , weight , and peak heart rate , the exercise groups increased their Vo2abs compared with the control group by 4.2 % in the 4-kcal/kg , 6.0 % in the 8-kcal/kg , and 8.2 % in the 12-kcal/kg per week groups ( P<.001 for each vs control ; P for trend < .001 ) . There was no treatment x subgroup interaction for age , body mass index , weight , baseline Vo2abs , race/ethnicity , or baseline hormone therapy use . There were no significant changes in systolic or diastolic blood pressure values from baseline to 6 months in any of the exercise groups vs the control group . CONCLUSION In this study , previously sedentary , overweight or obese postmenopausal women experienced a grade d dose-response change in fitness across levels of exercise training . TRIAL REGISTRATION clinical trials.gov Identifier : NCT00011193
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 .