Effect of Two Years of Resistance Training on Health Status in Postmenopausal Women: Longitudinal Study Active Aging.

the RT program will consist of eight exercises for different body segments, namely: vertical bench press, horizontal leg press, low row, leg extension, scott curl, leg curl, triceps pulley and seated calf raise. Every 12 weeks of training, the program will be restructured with changes in the order in which the exercises are performed, the number of sets, the number of repetitions or the training system in an attempt to avoid a supposed adaptive plateau. The protocols in each stage will follow the recommendations for prescribing RT for the elderly, aiming at improving strength and hypertrophy, namely: a combination of single-joint and multi-joint exercises (free weights and machines), slow or moderate execution speed (ratio 1:2 for concentric and eccentric muscle actions, respectively), one to three sets of multiple repetitions, 8-12 RM or 10-15 RM, with recovery intervals between sets of one to two minutes, and a training frequency of two to three weekly sessions, on alternate days.

Participants will maintain their daily activities.