By Renee Altmann

Do you wish there as alternative hormone replacement therapy? No surprise that when looking into non-traditional HRT methods you'll find exercise as a top choice to strengthen the heart and bones, as well as elevating mood and giving and overall sense of well-being, but also helps to regulate weight.

Being inactive contributes to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, and weight gain. Additionally, women who are sedentary suffer from more back pain, joint stiffness, sleep disorders, and irregular periods.

An inactive lifestyle is a cause of poor circulation shortness of breath, weak muscles, and a loss of bone mass. It is also more likely that mood disorders develop with a sedentary life style.

Lack of exercise affects bone health, too, but women who regularly participate in activities such as walking, jogging, swimming, biking, dancing, or other forms of aerobic activity, usually avoid these problems.

Moderate exercise preserves bone mass in the spine which reduces the risk of fractures in older women. This will eliminate the diminishing in size and strength of bones.

Of course it is highly probable that regular exercise has a major effect on our mental alertness by increasing the amount of oxygen supplied to the brain. In a study of inactive older women and older women who got regular exercise, the exercising group had better brain functions when tested.

Other than increasing oxygen supplies to the brain, exercise helps to slow down the causes of shaking and stiffness that are normally part of aging. It has been noted that exercise plays a role in the prevention of slowed reaction times.

Professionals believe exercise can help with the body's positive response to stress by raising blood levels that heighten moods. According to some doctors, this mood heightening effect usually lasts for hours if not days.

When estrogen is low during menopause these mood enhancers fall to undesirable levels. This mood enhancing capability of exercise plays a role in the body's ability to regulate temperature.

A life-style that includes regular exercise before, during, and after menopause may increase the activity in the brain to assist with body temperature regulation, therefore, decreasing hot flashes. Night sweats and severe hot flashes happened only half as much to women who were consistently active during a Swedish study.

You may prefer a game such as tennis, badminton, or squash, all of which offer the added attraction of meeting and socializing with people. Likewise, joining any exercise class can provide a social aspect that may encourage you to exercise regularly as an alternative hormone replacement therapy method.

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