As a woman I know exercise is important during the changes of midlife. The problem is I get bored easily and give up. How do other people keep up their exercise?
It's a well-known fact that regular exercise three to five times each week helps combat the changes that aging and declining hormone levels bring. For women, decreased estrogen causes bone loss, weight gain, and elevated cholesterol. There's even some concern that muscle strength is lost as a result of decreased estrogen levels.
Many people start an exercise program but have trouble keeping it up. Experts offer the following advice:
And remember: following a program of regular exercise is the best long-term investment you can make in your future health.
Wolfgang Kemmler, PhD, et al. Exercise Effects on Menopausal Risk Factors of Early
Postmenopausal Women: 3-Year Erlangen Fitness Osteoporosis Prevention Study Results. In Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. February 2005. Vol. 37. No. 2. Pp. 194-203.
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