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The effects of aerobic exercise on premenstrual symptoms in middle-aged women: a preliminary study.

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Steege, JF; Blumenthal, JA
Published in: J Psychosom Res
1993

The effects of aerobic exercise and strength training on premenstrual symptoms were evaluated in 23 healthy premenopausal women. Premenstrual symptoms were assessed at baseline and following 3 months of exercise participation. Women who engaged in aerobic exercise significantly increased their aerobic capacity, while the women who participated in non-aerobic exercise did not. Results showed that while participation in both exercise conditions was associated with general improvement in many premenstrual symptoms, subjects in the aerobic exercise group improved on more symptoms, especially premenstrual depression.

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J Psychosom Res

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0022-3999

Publication Date

1993

Volume

37

Issue

2

Start / End Page

127 / 133

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Lifting
  • Sick Role
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Personality Inventory
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
 

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Steege, J. F., & Blumenthal, J. A. (1993). The effects of aerobic exercise on premenstrual symptoms in middle-aged women: a preliminary study. J Psychosom Res, 37(2), 127–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(93)90079-u
Steege, J. F., and J. A. Blumenthal. “The effects of aerobic exercise on premenstrual symptoms in middle-aged women: a preliminary study.J Psychosom Res 37, no. 2 (1993): 127–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3999(93)90079-u.
Steege, J. F., and J. A. Blumenthal. “The effects of aerobic exercise on premenstrual symptoms in middle-aged women: a preliminary study.J Psychosom Res, vol. 37, no. 2, 1993, pp. 127–33. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0022-3999(93)90079-u.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Psychosom Res

DOI

ISSN

0022-3999

Publication Date

1993

Volume

37

Issue

2

Start / End Page

127 / 133

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Lifting
  • Sick Role
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Premenstrual Syndrome
  • Personality Inventory
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise