The more researchers look, the more they find that regular exercise really is a cure-all.
Now, evidence is mounting that regular exercise helps moderate the symptoms of menopause.
One study, published last year in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, followed 353 women through a four-year diet and exercise program and found it was able to slow the progression of menopause-related atherosclerosis.
Exercise also can battle the weight gain often caused by a slower metabolism.
”The health benefits of exercise go far beyond management of menopause symptoms,” says Dr. Carol Mangione, a University of California, Los Angeles professor of medicine and chair of the NIH panel. “In your early 50s is a time when lifestyle interventions can really change the trajectory of chronic disease and functional decline as you age.”
