Hot flashes are characterised by feelings of intense heat and reddening of the skin. They are most common symptom of menopause.
To determine the impact of exercises on hot flashes, Dr. Helen Jones and her team from the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moore
University, recruited 21 healthy symptomatic post-menopausal women.
One half of the women began gym based exercises, while the other half made no change to their daily routine.
After 16 weeks, the number and severity of hot flahes in both groups were determined.
In the exercise group, when hot flashes occurred, the amount of sweating was significantly reduced. Blood flow to the skin
decreased by 9% at the chest and 7% on the forearms. Blood flow in the brain was also minimized.
In contrast, very little difference in severity of hot flash was reported in the group that did not incorporate exercises into their daily routines.
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