@Article{Dąbrowska2016,
journal="Menopause Review/Przegląd Menopauzalny",
issn="1643-8876",
volume="15",
number="1",
year="2016",
title="Twelve-week exercise training and the quality of life in menopausal women – clinical trial",
abstract=" Introduction:   The menopause transition is associated with decreased health functioning. About 80-90% of women experience mild to severe physical or physiological menopause-related complaints per year when approaching menopause. Physical activity may reduce some climacteric symptoms and improve the quality of life.   Aim of the study  was to investigate the influence of a 12-week training programme on the quality of life (QoL) in menopausal-aged women living in a rural area.   Material and methods:   Participants were 80 women aged 40-65 years and divided into two randomly selected groups in training sessions (exercising group, n = 40 and control group, n = 40). SF36 was used to assess the quality of life in both groups before and after 12 weeks. Exercising women participated in training session 3 times a week. Each 60-minute exercise session included warming-up exercises, walking, stretching, strengthening exercises with an elastic band and cooling down exercises.   Results : A non-significant positive difference in all SF36 domains in the exercising group was observed. The results of the study showed a statistically significant higher QoL in the exercising group compared to the control group after 12-week training in two domains: vitality and mental health. The improvement in the quality of life in the study group was 0.19 points (role limits – physical domain, least change) and 4.96 (vitality domain, most change).   Conclusions : Controlled and regular exercise for 12 weeks was significantly correlated with a positive change in vitality and mental health. Sedentary women should consider modification of their lifestyle to include physical activity as it leads to improvement of their quality of life.",
author="Dąbrowska, Jolanta
and Dąbrowska-Galas, Magdalena
and Rutkowska, Magdalena
and Michalski, Bogdan Adam",
pages="20--25",
doi="10.5114/pm.2016.58769",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pm.2016.58769"
}