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Health Tip: Exercise Can Help Manage Menopause
(HealthDay News) -- After menopause, women are more likely than before to have heart disease or develop osteoporosis, the American Council on Exercise says.
The council says aerobic and weight-bearing forms of exercise can decrease a person's risk of:
- Heart disease.
- Osteoporosis.
- Anxiety and depression.
- Losing too much weight.
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