Exercise participation after menopause.
Who should exercise? What exercises should be performed and with what frequency and duration? What benefits can be expected from such exercises? These are some of the questions frequently asked of physicians who care for elderly and post-menopausal patients. Data are conflicting, but significant conclusions can be drawn that will help provide the answers to these questions. This article is written to guide physicians' recommendations to their patients regarding postmenopausal exercise.
Sazy
J A
JA
Division of Orthopedics, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Horstmann
H M
HM
D000368:Aged; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*