Resistance exercise makes bones stronger after menopause

If you’ve just been through the menopause, now’s the time to start low-impact resistance exercises.

The exercises strengthen our bones and muscles, and reduce the risk of fracture and falls, which is a common problem after menopause.

The benefits of the exercise can be even greater if you start before the menopause, from the age of 40 years or so, and it could mean you don’t have to take HRT, say researchers from Exeter University.

They put 70 women on a low-impact resistance exercise programme for three months.  The women, aged from 40 to 57—and so were pre- to post-menopause—exercised four days a week.  By the end of the programme, the women had greater strength in the hips and shoulders and had improved balance and flexibility.

None of the women were taking HRT.

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