Key result
Aerobic high-intensity exercise training increased maximal oxygen uptake by 18% compared to baseline in late post-menopausal women, without altering popliteal artery flow-mediated dilation.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to determine the effect of aerobic high-intensity training on central and peripheral cardiovascular parameters in older post-menopausal women.
Does an 8-week aerobic high-intensity cycle training program improve cardiovascular health parameters and conduit artery function in healthy late post-menopausal women?
Population
11 healthy post-menopausal women
Comparison
Before vs after 8 weeks of supervised high-intensity cycle training
Design
Before-and-after study
Follow-up
8-week period
Authors
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May improve cardiorespiratory fitness in late postmenopausal women; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does an 8-week aerobic high-intensity cycle training program improve cardiovascular health parameters and conduit artery function in healthy late post-menopausal women?
Effect estimate: 18% increase
Absolute Event Rate: 1846% vs 1579%
p-value: p=<0.001
Aerobic high-intensity training effectively improves maximal oxygen uptake and cardiovascular risk profiles in late post-menopausal women, though it does not appear to improve conduit artery endothelial function.
Høier et al. (2021) studied Healthy late post-menopausal women (n=11). Aerobic high-intensity exercise training vs. Pre-training baseline was evaluated on Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) (18% increase, p=<0.001). Aerobic high-intensity exercise training increased maximal oxygen uptake by 18% compared to baseline in late post-menopausal women, without altering popliteal artery flow-mediated dilation.
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