Effect of resistance training and flexibility training in postmenopausal symptoms

Post- menopausal women volunteering in this programme will be screened in Sri Ramachandra Hospital from obstetrics and gynaecology Outpatient and Inpatient department will be taken for this study. Based on the inclusion criteria subjects will be randomly divided into 2 groups. Group A (Experimental group) and Group B (Control group). Subjects in both the group will be screened with Menopausal Rating Scale (MRS) and The Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) and oestrogen analysis. Group A subjects will receive resistance exercise intervention using TheraBand. Group B will receive flexibility exercise. Both resistance exercise and flexibility exercise are performed thrice a week for 12 weeks. The exercise program consists of 5 min of warm-up, 30 min of the main program, and 5 min of the cool-down. Each resistance exercise will be repeated 10–15 times for 2–5 sets, with a 10-sec rest per repetition and 60 sec between the sets. For flexibility group 2-3 rep of 20-30 sec hold of 30 minutes session. Pre & post of intervention programme, subjects in both Group A and Group B will be assessed through The Menopause-specific Quality of Life (Questionnaire (MENQOL) and oestrogen analysis.