The exercise prescription includes aerobic exercise, resistance training, and stretching components, and should be individualized according to the woman's exercise history. M enopause, which occurs at an average age of 52 years, is defined as a woman's final menstrual period. This event results from lack of endometrial stimulation by estrogen as the ovarian follicles become depleted. For 5 to 10 years preceding menopause and for 5 to 10 years following it, a woman is hormonally different from the way she was before and the way she will be after this climacteric interval. Perimenopausal women commonly have fluctuating levels of estrogen that lack cyclicity and predictability.
Symptoms are common among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
It is often impossible to isolate these etiologic factors in evaluating and counseling individual women. Benefits of Exercise Specific types of exercise can be used to treat many problems experienced by menopausal women, and those who exercise regularly tend to report fewer menopausal symptoms and problems than sedentary women. However, these symptoms can be very uncomfortable and can lead to chronic sleep deprivation, as well as mood and behavior changes. Estrogen remains the most effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms. Bone loss results from deficiencies of estrogen, exercise, and dietary calcium.