Effectiveness of an Intensive Intervention to Improve Physical Activity in Postmenopausal and Sedentary Women

Objective: to evaluate the effects at 6 months of an intensive intervention in the increase of physical activity and the decrease of sedentary lifestyle in postmenopausal and sedentary women.

Design and setting: A randomized clinical trial of two parallel groups. Population: 100 postmenopausal women, 45 to 70 aged will be included, selected by consecutive sampling in two primary care centers.

Measurements and intervention: Physical activity, body composition, BMI and health-related quality of life will be evaluated. The intervention group will receive an intensive program of combined exercise for 6 months and use during this period a Smartband, in order to encourage and increase physical activity and decrease sedentary lifestyle

Inclusion criteria

• Women in postmenopausal period defined as 12 consecutive months of amenorrhea.

Exclusion criteria

• Older than 70 years are excluded, due to difficulties in the use of Information and Communication Technologies.
• History of cardiovascular events (acute myocardial infarction, stroke, etc).
• Diagnosis of clinically demonstrable neurological and/or neuropsychological disease.
• Muscular-skeletal pathology that inhibit mobility.
• Those with any other circumstance that the investigators consider could interfere with the study procedures.