Endurance Training and Postmenopausal Women

Thanks Heather...

Postmenopausal Women, Too, Reap Cardiovascular Benefits From Endurance Training ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2009)

Great article, I pulled out a few interesting sentences. Click on the title of the article for the full deal.

"...despite changes in hormones and changes in body composition, postmenopausal women can make significant changes in their cardiovascular fitness without going on extreme diets." and "By the end of the study, the women's blood pressure during exercise had dropped by 8 millimeters of mercury, while their heart rates were 19 beats per minute less when performing at the same intensity as early in the study. In addition, the women decreased their carbohydrate burning during exercise and increased their fat burning by about 10 percent. Women in the study maintained their body weight as a way to balance energy input and expenditures."