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The benefits of physical activity on climacteric women

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dc.contributor.authorBittar, S.T.
dc.contributor.authorde Macedo, J.O.R.
dc.contributor.authorPereira Neto, E.A.
dc.contributor.authorda Silva, H.G.
dc.contributor.authorPfeiffer, P.A.S.
dc.contributor.authorPadilha, J.A.
dc.contributor.authordos Santos, W.V.
dc.contributor.authorCirilo Sousa, M.D.S.
dc.contributor.editorCueto-Escobedo, J.
dc.contributor.editorRodriguez-Landa, J.F.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractAs the population ages, there is a need of developing ways to prevent or revert the deleterious effects of aging, especially in climacteric women who suffer with the problems caused by hormonal changes. Exercise is a nonmedicated intervention that can be applied on that population. The benefits of physical activity can positively change body composition, increase levels of muscular strength, balance, and functional capacity. Strength training, aerobic exercise, whole body vibration, and aquatic exercises are some of the modalities that health professionals can prescript to these individuals. Although there are many studies about these exercises, a technique called blood flow restriction is emerging as an alternative to high load exercises but with the same benefits
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: A Multidisciplinary Look at Menopause, 2017 / Cueto-Escobedo, J., Rodriguez-Landa, J.F. (ed./s), Ch.7, pp.111-127
dc.identifier.doi10.5772/intechopen.68829
dc.identifier.isbn9789535134053
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/29517
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIntechOpen
dc.publisher.placeUS
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 The Author(s). Licensee IntechOpen. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.68829
dc.titleThe benefits of physical activity on climacteric women
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916648492201831

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