Weight training and peri/menopause

The Benefits of Strength Training During Menopause: Why It’s Never Too Late to Start Lifting

Learn more about the benefits of strength training for menopause, best strength training exercises for menopause, and some tips for getting started.

The benefits of exercise extend to every stage of life. Exercise boosts your mood, improves cardiovascular health, increases bone density, and generally keeps you healthier. But as we age, our body’s needs change, and some forms of exercise can benefit you more than others.

This is especially true for those going through menopause. Menopause causes changes in everything from body composition to bone density to temperature regulation. Among the ways to mitigate the symptoms of menopause, exercise is excellent.

But just not any exercise — of all the ways to keep moving through The Change, strength training is one of the best. Read on to learn about the benefits of strength training for menopause, the best strength training exercises for menopause, and some tips for getting started.

The benefits of strength training for menopause

Over the past few years, more and more studies have begun to show an array of benefits of strength training for menopausal females, including:

Increased production of muscle-building stem cells

Increased metabolism

Increased bone density

Improved cardiovascular (and overall) health

Decreased joint pain

Improved mood

Decreased hot flashes