To exercise, or, not to exercise, during menopause and beyond英文书.pdf

To exercise, or, not to exercise, during menopause and beyond a, * a b b Lily Stojanovska , Vasso Apostolopoulos , Remco Polman , Erika Borkoles a College of Health and Biomedicine, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Victoria University, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, Victoria 8001, Australia b College of Sport Exercise Science, Victoria University, PO Box 14428, Melbourne, Victoria 8001, Australia * Corresponding author: Professor Lily Stojanovska Phone: + 613 9919 2737 Fax: +613 9919 2465 Email: Lily.Stojanovska@vu.edu.au 1 ABSTRACT Menopausal symptoms in women can be severe and disruptive to overall quality of life. Hormone replacement therapy, is known to be effective in ameliorating symptoms, however, reporting of side effects has resulted in alternative treatment options. Exercise has been assessed as an alternative treatment option for alleviating menopausal symptoms, including, psychological, vasomotor, somatic and sexual symptoms. Here we report the effects of physical activity and exercise on menopause symptoms in menopausal women. Keywords: Exercise, Physical activity, Menopause, Hot flashes, Vasomotor symptoms, Physiological effects, Endocrine effects 2 1. Introduction Menopause, from the Greek word men- (month) and pausis (cessation), is defined as the end of the woman’s fertile life, following loss of ovarian follicular function, usually occurring in the late 40s to early 50s. The transition is not sudden or abrupt