PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BENEFITS RELATING TO STANDARDS BLOOD PRESSURE IN CLIMACTERIC WOMEN

Introduction and Objective: The practice of physical activity has been proven as a protective factor in reducing the incidence of certain diseases in climacteric women, such as metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular events. In addition, it helps to decrease blood pressure values. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe the benefits of physical activity in reducing clinical comorbidities associated with cardiovascular disease in climacterium. Method: It is a quantitative study, cross-sectional, descriptive, sample space of 340 women aged 40-65 years, registered by the Family Health Unit of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Unimontes: No. 311,628 / 2012. Results and Conclusions: 52.9% of respondents were hypertensive and 47.1% non hypertensive, and to assess the quality of life associated with physical activity among them, 67.7% reported no physical exercise and they experience symptoms such as breathlessness, sweating and hot flushes. Indeed, the literature indicates that sedentary women are more likely to experience symptoms compared to those who reported physical exercises practicing at a frequency greater than three times a week, as well as decreased bone mineral density, worsening of lipid profile and blood pressure levels, which emphasizes the importance of adopting a regular practice of physical activity in climacteric stage. Thus, in order to diminish the consequences of climaterium and raise the quality of life in this population, primary health care has an important role in encouraging exercise as a prevention atittude.