A new study has found that postmenopausal women who begin a dance program may experience multiple health benefits.
For the study, the researchers asked 36 sedentary women to participate in dance three times a week for 90 minutes for 16 weeks. Researchers examined their triglyceride levels, HDL cholesterol , their capacity for exercise and self-esteem. After dancing for four months, women had lower triglycerides, higher HDL levels, increased ability to exercise and better self-image.
“ is mostly adding to our understanding, and I particularly like that they used not some structured exercise program, but a dance program. I thought that was a unique part about it,” Dr. Stephanie Faubion, NAMS medical director and director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health, who was not involved in the research, told TODAY. “One of the things that I’m not sure that they could capture is that the women might have benefitted from a sense of camaraderie.
While the paper reinforces the importance of exercise in postmenopausal women’s health, it also proves that the type of exercise doesn't have to be intense or difficult. They can choose an activity they love to improve their fitness.Dr. Helena Pietragallo, an OB-GYN at UPMC Magee Womens Hospital Midlife Health Center, who wasn’t involved in the study, said the paper’s strength is that it looks at a type of exercise that many overlook.
,” she told TODAY. “This is really interesting, looking at something that we don’t generally think of a typical mode of exercise. It’s great because it’s looking at something that might be really attractive to some women that they might not think of as being their usual 30 minutes of exercise.”
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