Effects of high-intensity aerobic exercise and resistance training on cardiometabolic risk in early-postmenopausal women

The menopausal transition with its very pronounced decline of estradiol levels cause predominately negative effects on all tissue with estrogen receptors (25) included the negative influence on risk factors that promote cardiovascular disease (1). Women between 55 and 69 years of age are particularly at risk (36). Cardiometabolic and cardiovascular diseases, in addition to muscular and skeletal disorders, also contribute to high morbidity in this age group (26, 33). For these reasons, an exercise program should be developed that counteracts precisely these problems. Unfortunately there is a lack of studies that focus on this issue, particularly with respect to cardiometabolic risk factors related to menopausal Estradiol decline (27, 34). There is considerable evidence that tailored exercise interventions can reduce cardioMichael Hettchen Institut für Medizinische Physik Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Henkestrasse 91, 91052 Erlangen, Germany : michael.hettchen@imp.uni-erlangen.de SCHLÜSSELWÖRTER: Metabolisches Syndrom, MetS Z-Score, Wechseljahre