NEWS: Yoga Helps Women in Menopause

News Item: Yoga Proven to Increase Health of Women in Menopause

Conclusion: Women participating in a regular program of yoga and walking experience physical, emotional and sexual benefits during menopausal years.

Details of Study:

164 sedentary women participated in a study at Pennsylvania State University that included regular walking and yoga  sessions  for half the this group for four months.  All women  had previously reported pre-menopausal and menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats.  Women doing yoga and walking described “higher levels of general happiness” than those who remained sedentary, including feelings of better emotional and sexual health.  

Source:

Annals of Behavioral Medicine, April 2007

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