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Maintaining an active lifestyle at any age is beneficial to overall health, but women aged 45 to 60 face a unique set of factors when it comes to their fitness program. For this age group, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis are common health risks, so not every fitness program is ideal.

High-impact exercise is not usually recommended for anyone in this age range because of the amount of stress placed on the joints. In women diagnosed with osteoarthritis – which involves wear and tear of the joints – stop-start activities such as high-impact aerobics or sports such as squash can be particularly problematic and can aggravate arthritic joints. For those with osteoporosis – characterized by low bone mass and brittleness of bones – spinal twisting or forward bending required in yoga and some aerobic exercises can actually cause fractures.

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Can physical activity help menopausal hot flashes? In this article, we summarize the reports regarding physical activity and hot flash & night sweats otherwise known as VMS(vasomotor symptoms) and discuss biological mechanisms by which physical activity might exert a beneficial effect. The potentially mediating role of mood, quality of sleep, and/or body weight on the relation between physical activity and VMS will be reviewed, as will the clinical and public health implications of our current state of knowledge.

Review of the literature

Approximately 27 published articles have explored the relation between physical activity and hot flashes (a complete reference list is available from the author). Generally, these studies have evaluated Caucasian populations in the United States, Australia, and Sweden; a few have included African Americans and other racial/ethnic groups.

Most studies feature observational, cross-sectional designs: one had