Changes in cortisol awakening responses (CAR) in menopausal women through short-term marine healing retreat program with specific factors affecting each CAR parameter

This study investigated the factors affecting the cortisol awakening response (CAR) through a marine retreat-based healing program in which the anticipated stress of the participants could be controlled to some degree. Fifty-one menopausal women in their 50s and 60s were included, who performed yoga and Nordic walking for four days at an uncontaminated beach.