By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moderate exercise like walking and yoga may make the transition through menopause a little easier, new research suggests.
The study, published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, included 164 sedentary women who'd been suffering hot flashes, night sweats and other menopausal symptoms. Researchers found that starting them on a regular exercise routine, whether it was walking or taking yoga classes, seemed to boost the women's emotional well-being.
There was no clear evidence that either form of exercise eased hot flashes or other specific menopause symptoms. But both walking and yoga gave the women an emotional lift and improved how they rated their quality of life.
After 4 months, women in both groups reported higher levels of general happiness than a comparison group of non-exercisers. They also reported gains in "menopause-related quality of life," which gauged their feelings about their physical health, emotional well-being and sex life.
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