A Healthy Dose of Exercise

Researchers from Louisiana and South Carolina reported in today's Archives of Internal Medicine that quality of life was improved in post-menopausal women after a 6 month exercise program in proportion to the amount of exercise they performed. Higher doses of exercise during this time were associated with greater improvements in both mental and physical measurements. Moreover, these improvements were not dependent on weight loss. While it is well known that people benefit in a variety of ways from a regular exercise routine, this is the first study to show that the benefits in quality of life are closely associated with the dose.