title: Benefits of physical exercise in postmenopausal women.
abstract: Physical inactivity not only places women's health at risk during menopause, but also increases menopausal problems. Abundant evidence links habitual physical exercise (PE) to a better status on numerous health indicators and better quality of life and to the prevention and treatment of the ailments that typically occur from mid-life onwards. We can infer that PE is something more than a lifestyle: it constitutes a form of therapy in itself. A panel of experts from various Spanish scientific societies related to PE and menopause (Spanish Menopause Society, Spanish Cardiology Society, Spanish Federation of Sports Medicine) met to reach a consensus on these issues and to decide the optimal timing of and methods of exercise, based on the best evidence available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: nicomendoza@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mendoza
authors.affiliation: Centro Andaluz de Medicina del Deporte. Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: cdeteresa@ugr.es.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Teresa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Valencia, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: Antonio.Cano@uv.e.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológico. University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Débora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, University of Jaén, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: fhita@ujaen.es.
authors.forename: Fidel
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hita-Contreras
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: marinalapotka@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maryna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lapotka
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: pllanezac@yahoo.es.
authors.forename: Placido
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Llaneza
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: manonelles@ucam.edu.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manonelles
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, University of Jaén, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: amat103@ugr.es.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Amat
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: nocoaglo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ocón
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: laura_rodriguez_70@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Alcalá
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación. University of Huelva, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: mvtoral@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vélez
authors.affiliation: Clínica Diatros, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Medicine, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: rschez.borrego@diatros.com.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Borrego
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause; D011788:Quality of Life; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Ageing; Antiageing; Exercise; Health promotion; Lifestyle; Postmenopausal; Quality of life