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April 27, 2026BMC Women s HealthOpen Access

Effectiveness of face-to-face and web-based exercise programs on health outcomes in early postmenopausal women: a randomized trial

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DKDoğukan KurçABAyşe Nur Tunalı Van Den Berg

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Randomized trial compares exercise modalities impacting health outcomes in early postmenopausal women, suggesting effective alternatives.

Key Points

  • This research aims to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face versus web-based exercise programs on health outcomes in early postmenopausal women.
  • Randomized trial with 66 early postmenopausal women assigned to face-to-face exercise, app-based exercise, or education-only control
  • Both intervention groups followed an eight-week combined aerobic and resistance training protocol
  • Outcomes measured included menopausal symptoms, quality of life, and various physical health indicators.
  • Both exercise groups showed significant reductions in menopausal symptoms (face-to-face d = -1.16, app-based d = -0.76) compared to controls.
  • Web-based exercise improved predicted VO₂max significantly (d = 1.04, p = 0.007), while face-to-face did not achieve significance after correction.
  • Significant improvements were noted in fatigue (d = -1.04 to -1.66) and sleep quality (d = -1.08 to -1.19) in both exercise groups.

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Kurç et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eefd64fede9185760d418ehttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-026-04457-4
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