The practice of aerobic physical exercises in improving the health of postmenopausal women

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Matheus Tavares
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Fecury, Amanda Alves, Dendasck, Carla Viana, Dias, Claudio Alberto Gellis de Mattos, Araújo, Maria Helena Mendonça de, Fecury, João Ricardo Alves, Moraes, Jones Souza, Moreira, Elisângela Claudia de Medeiros, Gomes, Cícero Augusto Chaves, Souza, Keulle Oliveira da, Silva, Iracely Rodrigues da, Oliveira, Euzébio de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/7973
• topic: Menopause; Symptoms bothersome; Physical exercise.; Menopausia; Síntomas molestos; Ejercicio físico.; Menopausa; Sintomas incomodativos; Exercício físico.

This article aimed to evaluate the benefits of physical exercise practice systematized in women suffering with the bothersome symptoms of menopause in the city of Castanhal-PA (BR), comparing data from physically active postmenopausal women with women also menopausal however sedentary, by applying the questionnaire Menopause Rating Scale (MRS - Menopause Rating Scale), the Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). This study was descriptive and cross-sectional nature, which evaluated 33 menopausal women, 17 physically active and 16 sedentary. MRS assessed the participants into three areas: somato-vegetative symptoms, psychological symptoms and urogenital symptoms and physically active had a lower severity in all areas. According to the BMI, it was observed that 38% were sedentary obese grade I and 6% with class II obesity while only 6% of physically active with class I obesity and obesity in no condition grade II. For WC, all study participants 29% of physically active presented no risk, moreover only 6% of sedentary proved without risk for diseases associated with obesity. In the present study regular aerobic exercise intensity controlled positively influenced the quality of life and the intensity of climacteric symptoms.