{"title":"Optimizing Female Health: The Crucial Role of Exercise Initiation before and during the Menopausal Transition.","authors":"Mette Hansen, Lasse Gliemann, Ylva Hellsten","doi":"10.1249/JES.0000000000000371","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this review, we hypothesize that delaying physical training initiation until several years after menopause reduces the benefits of exercise on muscle function and cardiovascular health. Early engagement in exercise may counteract the negative effects of estradiol loss by activating pathways with similar molecular targets as estrogen, thereby helping to preserve muscle function and cardiovascular health during the postmenopausal period.</p>","PeriodicalId":55157,"journal":{"name":"Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews","volume":"53 4","pages":"195-204"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JES.0000000000000371","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/9/22 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PHYSIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this review, we hypothesize that delaying physical training initiation until several years after menopause reduces the benefits of exercise on muscle function and cardiovascular health. Early engagement in exercise may counteract the negative effects of estradiol loss by activating pathways with similar molecular targets as estrogen, thereby helping to preserve muscle function and cardiovascular health during the postmenopausal period.
期刊介绍:
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews made the transition from an annual hardcover series book to a quarterly journal in January 2000. The mission of this American College of Sports Medicine publication is to provide premier quarterly reviews of the most contemporary scientific, medical, and research-based topics emerging in the field of sports medicine and exercise science. The publication strives to provide the most relevant, topical information to students, professors, clinicians, scientists, and professionals for practical and research applications.