Journal of Osteoporosis and Physical Activity
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS - Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Italy

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• Research Article   
  Effects of High Intensity Exercise during Early Postmenopause-the Randomized Controlled ACTLIFE-Study
  Author(s): Wolfgang Kemmler*, Michael Hettchen, Matthias Kohl, Marie H. Murphy, Mahdieh Shojaa, Mansour Ghasemikaram, Laura Bragonzoni, Francesco Benvenuti, Claudio Ripamonti, Gracia Benedetti, Mikko Julin, Tapani Risto and Simon von Stengel
  
  The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a dedicated exercise program on important menopausal risk factors and complaints in osteopenic early-postmenopausal women. Fifty-four women, 1-5 years postmenopause with osteopenia were randomly assigned (a) to a high impact weight bearing/high intensity, high velocity resistance training group (EG: n=27) exercising three times a week or (b) to an attention control group (CG: n=27). Study endpoints were body composition including Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at the Lumbar Spine (LS) as determined by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA), menopausal symptoms, low back pain, lower extremity strength and power. After 28 weeks of intervention, significant effects were determined for free fat mass (EG: 0.48±0.68 kg vs CG: -0.15±0.88 kg, standardized mean differences (SMD): 0.80, p=.005), total body fat mass (EG: -1.19±.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9509.20.8.228

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