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Kimble · 04-01-2008, 07:49 AM

I've read recently that weight training can help women whose oestrogen supplies are declining as they get into their 30s/40s/50s and beyond. Apparently, instead of the body making even more fat in order to store oestrogen as the ovarian function declines, it can use increased muscle to store oestrogen, or help the muscle to release more oestrogen - not sure which? - and thereby taking away some of the body's "need" to produce more fat in order to support hormone function.

If there are any trainers or people with medical knowledge on, could they please comment on this? If it's true, it's yet another reason for women to weight train with a programme like this one as they get older.

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Kimble Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 37 My Profile	Oestrogen and muscle I've read recently that weight training can help women whose oestrogen supplies are declining as they get into their 30s/40s/50s and beyond. Apparently, instead of the body making even more fat in order to store oestrogen as the ovarian function declines, it can use increased muscle to store oestrogen, or help the muscle to release more oestrogen - not sure which? - and thereby taking away some of the body's "need" to produce more fat in order to support hormone function. If there are any trainers or people with medical knowledge on, could they please comment on this? If it's true, it's yet another reason for women to weight train with a programme like this one as they get older.