A study presented at the Society of Behavior Medicine meeting in San Diego revealed that exercise helps to control the mental and physical symptoms associated with menopause. Christina Lee from the department of psychology at the University of Newcastle, Australia, observed that women who exercised regularly had less stress and fewer menopause related symptoms than non-exercisers. Those who participated in exercise reported less depression and anxiety, fewer hot flashes, fewer night sweats, and better sleep patterns. Interestingly, even those women who were on hormone replacement therapy showed benefit from exercise. (Medical Tribune 26(8)20, April 20, 1995)
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