{"id":1304,"date":"2018-01-23T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2026-02-25T06:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:32:59","slug":"health-benefits-of-exercise-for-post-menopausal-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/obstetrics-and-gynecology\/health-benefits-of-exercise-for-post-menopausal-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Health benefits of exercise for Post Menopausal Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"caps\">When women reach menopause, their bodies change. There is hormonal imbalance and this manifests in a variety of symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some symptoms that women who are menopausal face are:<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Hot and cold flashes<br \/>\n\u2022 Weight gain<br \/>\n\u2022 Depression<br \/>\n\u2022 Night sweats<br \/>\n\u2022 Irregular periods<br \/>\n\u2022 Anxiety attacks<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most symptoms pass as the body adjusts to the change. Medication and counseling can help get through the worst of it.\u00a0But, one big problem that menopausal women face is weight gain. If not controlled then, it can lead to a host of problems later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some problems related to weight gain during menopause include:<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 High blood pressure<br \/>\n\u2022 Cholesterol<br \/>\n\u2022 Diabetes<br \/>\n\u2022 Difficulty in breathing<br \/>\n\u2022 Fatigue<br \/>\n\u2022 Losing muscle mass<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fatigue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1060\" height=\"503\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fatigue.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fatigue-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fatigue-1024x486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fatigue-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fatigue-600x285.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How will exercise help?<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Helps you be more active &#8211; If your body isn\u2019t carrying excess weight, it is easier to be independent. You don\u2019t need others to help you with your chores.<br \/>\n\u2022 Keeps illnesses at bay &#8211; A healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet and exercise can\u00a0help keep your organs functioning smoothly. Chances of falling ill decrease.<br \/>\n\u2022 Keeps you mentally alert \u2013 Exercise not only keeps you physically fit but mentally alert too.<br \/>\n\u2022 Improves bone density- This in turn prevents bone decay and osteoporosis.<br \/>\n\u2022 It will keep the blues away &#8211; The increase of endorphins in the body that occurs during exercise, is a mood lifter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/meditation-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/meditation-image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/meditation-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/meditation-image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/meditation-image-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/meditation-image-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What kind of exercise program is effective?<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Aerobic exercises like walking or swimming are very good for the cardiovascular system, bone health, and even cognition.<br \/>\n\u2022 Impact and resistance training is shown to improve bone health<br \/>\n\u2022 Resistance exercise helps maintain muscle mass. It improves flexibility and balance<br \/>\n\u2022 Pilates improve balances and reduces the risk of falls<br \/>\n\u2022 Yoga can help bring down stress and anxiety<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli &#8211; 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru &#8211; 080 6801 6801<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When women reach menopause, their bodies change. There is hormonal imbalance and this manifests in a variety of symptoms. Some symptoms that women who are menopausal face are: \u2022 Hot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obstetrics-and-gynecology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1304"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13171,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions\/13171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}