Effects of long-term aerobic exercise on physical fitness and postmenopausal symptoms with menopausal rating scale

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a 24-week aerobic callisthenic exercise program administered on menopausal women on some physical fitness parameters and to look at its effects on symptoms in the post-menopausal period. This study was conducted with the voluntary participation of 65 menopausal women whose age and height averages were 50.13A plus or minus 3.38 years and 154.23A plus or minus 4.51cm, respectively. The study group was given a 55-minute aerobic exercise program 3 days in a week for 24 weeks. The training intensity was determined 75-80% according to the Karvonen method. Before and after training, the body weight, body mass index, resting heart rate, blood pressures, flexibility, aerobic power, body composition, sit-ups, push-ups and hand grips were measured, thus determining the probable symptoms and complaints with the help of the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) method. As a result of the study, significant reductions were observed in body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, fat weight resting heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the subjects, whereas significant increases were observed in aerobic power flexibility, right hand grip, sit-up and push-up values (p