Exercise After Menopause – Advice for Those Looking to Start an Exercise Program
Everyone can benefit from exercise, but women in their 50s can especially benefit. Although exercise won't eliminate hot flashes and other discomforts of menopause, it will improve your overall state of health, and improve your strength and stamina. If one of your goals is to lose weight or maintain your weight, exercise as an adjunct to a good diet is more effective than diet alone. Maintaining your level of physical activity while eating well and estrogen therapy if recommended can help prevent osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease. A great exercise regime will include resistance exercises to maintain muscle mass and build bone strength, stretching to maintain mobility, and aerobic exercises for your heart. Strength Training Strength training includes the use of some sort of resistance, dumbbells, bands, or machines to strengthen…