Menopause is an event that will take place in any woman between 45 and 55 years old and that entails, on the one hand, the loss of menstruation and, associated with it, a decrease in estrogen production.
This hormonal change can cause a great imbalance in the woman’s body, such as an increase in cholesterol levels, a decrease in the integrity of ligaments and tendons, loss of muscle mass or loss of bone mineral density.
In this article We explain how important it is to train with weights, not only after menopause, but also before and during it so as not to suffer the negative effects that this can cause.
Weights help you prevent osteoporosis
The sudden drop in estrogen and progesterone that occurs after menopause can cause, among other things, a gradual loss of bone mineral density, and therefore increase the risk of osteoporosis.
Strength training, that is, with weights, allows us not only to strengthen the muscle mass that allows movement to the joints, but also the very bones that make them up.
This is because training is a stimulus for our bones, especially their trabecular tissue, which is very metabolically active. Adapting to this stimulus allows us to slow down or even reverse the process of mineral density loss.
Strength training improves your quality of life
After menopause, women spend their last years until they are considered elderly.
In this phase of life, the greater muscle and bone mass that we can expect from strength training, allows greater autonomy and quality of life. It is not the same to depend on third parties at the age of 75 than at the age of 90 or simply never having to depend on anyone.
Older people with more muscle mass they fall less, they admit less to the hospital, they leave it earlier and in general they suffer less complications derived from the surgeries.
Weight training improves your metabolism
Weight training allows us to enjoy functional muscle tissue at the metabolic level. This translates into a better metabolism and glucose management, greater control of inflammation at the body level, better levels of triglycerides and cholesterol and lower blood pressure.
Many women who have enjoyed honors blood tests throughout their lives find that after menopause they turn upside down. Training will help you keep your analytics in order.
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