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Overweight, obese women improve quality of life with 10 to 30 minutes of exercise
March 27th, 2008
Sedentary, overweight or obese women can improve their quality of life by exercising as little as 10 to 30 minutes a day, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism. The Dose Response to Exercise in postmenopausal Women (DREW) study, first reported in 2007, was the largest randomized, controlled trial examining the role of exercise in postmenopausal women. These secondary results focus on quality of life among 430 women divided into four groups: three groups exercising at various levels and one control group that did not exercise. "While the women who participated in the highest exercise group saw the greatest...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-27)
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