Background: Menopause, an expected event in a woman’s life, is associated with multiple symptoms including vasomotor symptoms, vaginal symptoms, urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, and trouble sleeping. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of eight weeks of combined resistance and endurance training on the serum estradiol level and sleep quality in menopausal women.
Materials and Methods :22 healthy postmenopausal women participated in the study and they were randomly classified into tow groups: control group (n=10, age 56.9±4.9 years) and combined training (n=12, age 54.8±4.7 years) . combined training was carried out for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week. Duration of each session was 90 minutes. weight, body mass index(BMI), percent body fat, cardiorespiratory fitness and serum estradiol level and Pittsburgh Sleep questionnaire was measured at the beginning and end of exercise period.