Culturally adapted exercise program for postmenopausal women with excess weight gain: A modified international/local Delphi study.

ABSTRACT: Previous reports suggest that exercise intervention can reduce body weight and body composition profile parameters in obese postmenopausal women (PMW). Although some exercises have been constructed, international and local consensus on exercise programs for weight loss among postmenopausal women with excess weight (overweight and obesity) gain is lacking. We aimed to validate a culturally adapted exercise-based weight loss program for postmenopausal women using the Delphi consensus methodology. The study process consisted of three Delphi rounds among twelve international and twenty-one local experts. Participants were recruited via purposive sampling representing physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, exercise scientists, human kinetics and health education based on their interests and

SUBMITTER: Bonsu IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12425256 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature