Peloton and Respin Health announced new findings from a targeted study focused on women's health during perimenopause and menopause. Results from a 60-day multi-component program comprising online community, coaching sessions, educational resources and scalable fitness programming (P.R.E.S. Study) found that 84% of women experienced overall symptom improvement. Respin followed 267 Peloton Members (aged 40-65) who participated in a tailored program consisting of free access to a curated fitness collection of cardiovascular and strength workouts by Peloton.
Participants received the recommendation to aim for 2-3 high-intensity sessions and 2-3 strength training sessions per week, a daily recovery practice, and moderate-intensity sessions as an additional workout or instead of a high-intensity workout depending on capacity and energy each week. This Peloton fitness programming was offered to participants in collaboration with Respin's online community space, educational content and live group coaching with menopause expert coaches. Participants were able to access the content at any time and cadence during the 8-week period and were instructed to use the program elements as they would in their normal lives.
Key Outcomes Include: Participants reported significant improvement across various menopause symptoms. All 35 measured symptoms (as measured by the MENQOL Score plus six additional symptoms) improved on average and that improvement was substantial for all 35 symptoms (meaning the improvement was unlikely to be due to chance alone). The most commonly reported symptoms and how much they improved: feeling tired/worn out: 85% experienced, average improvement of 26% Brain fog: 80% experienced, average improvement of 34% Lack of energy: 78% experienced, average improvement 33% Weight gain: 77% experienced, average improvement 41% Poor memory: 77% experienced, average improve 39% Daily sitting time also decreased by an average of 30 minutes and sleep quality improved, both reaching statistical significance.
