Little Physical Activity Improve Fitness Level

Even a little physical activity approximately 75 minutes a week can be beneficial to improve the fitness state for postmenopausal women who are sedentary and overweight or obese.

Low level fitness of cardiorespiratory fitness can cause in the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death. This risk reduces with the improvements in fitness. The physical activity is directly proportional to fitness in the adults.

Timothy S. Church, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D and colleagues has examined the effect of 50 percent, 100 percent, and 150 percent of the NIH Consensus Panel physical activity recommendations on cardiorespiratory fitness in sedentary, overweight or obese postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure. They suggested at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week. The panel studied 464 sedentary, postmenopausal overweight or obese women whose body mass index ranged from 25.0 to 43.0 and whose systolic blood pressure ranged from 120.0 to 159.9 mm Hg. Enrollment took place between April 2001 and June 2005.