title: The effects of exercise training and type of exercise training on changes in bone mineral denstiy in Korean postmenopausal women: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To systematically review the effects of exercise training and the type of exercise training on changes in bone mineral density (BMD) in Korean postmenopausal women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Korean studies Information Service System (KISS) and PubMed were searched and 17 randomized control trials were selected. Changes in BMD of lumbar spine (LS), femur neck (FN), Ward's triangle (WT), and trochanter (Tro) were chosen as major outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exercise training increased BMD of LS, FN, WT, and Tro. According to the type of exercise training, combined exercise training (aerobic + resistance) showed improvements in BMD of LS, FN, WT, and Tro. However, aerobic exercise training alone and resistance exercise training alone showed inconsistent results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Exercise training can improve the BMD of LS, FN, WT, and Tro in Korean postmenopausal women. The type of exercise training may be a crucial factor for maintaining or improving bone health of this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN USA.
authors.forename: Jung Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Kinesiology & Sport Studies, Ewha Womans University, Seoul Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hwasil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Sport Rehabilitation, The Graduate School of Alternative Medicine, Kyonggi University, Seoul Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Haeng Mi
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Jin
keywords: Bone mineral density; Exercise; Korean; Postmenopausal women