Exercise Interventions in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Rhiannon K. Patten, Russell A. Boyle, Trine Moholdt, Ida Almenning Kiel, Will G. Hopkins, Cheryce L. Harrison, Nigel K. Stepto
Abstract
Exercise training in the management of PCOS is becoming more common. Results from our analysis support the use of exercise and suggest that vigorous intensity exercise may have the greatest impact on cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and insulin resistance. Our results indicate that, a minimum of 120 min of vigorous intensity per week is needed to provide favourable health outcomes for women with PCOS with studies of longer duration required to evaluate outcomes with sustained exercise.
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Meta-analysisMedicinePolycystic ovarySystematic reviewRandomized controlled trialMEDLINEPhysical therapyPsychological interventionExercise prescriptionWaistInternal medicineBody mass indexObesityInsulin resistanceLawPolitical sciencePsychiatryOvarian function and disordersReproductive Biology and Fertility