Interventions to promote exercise in cancer survivors who report better levels of adherence share some common behaviour change techniques .
These involve setting programme goals , prompting practise and self-monitoring and encouraging participants to attempt to generalise behaviours learned in supervised exercise environments to other , non-supervised context s. However , expecting most sedentary survivors to achieve current guideline recommendations of at least 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise is likely to be unrealistic .
BACKGROUND The beneficial effects of regular exercise for people living with or beyond cancer are becoming apparent .
However , how to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary cancer cohorts is not as well understood .
A large majority of people living with or recovering from cancer do not meet exercise recommendations .
Hence , review ing the evidence on how to promote and sustain exercise behaviour is important .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer and to address the following questions : Which interventions are most effective in improving aerobic fitness and skeletal muscle strength and endurance ?
What adverse effects are attributed to different exercise interventions ?
Which interventions are most effective in improving exercise behaviour amongst patients with different cancers ?
Which interventions are most likely to promote long-term ( 12 months or longer ) exercise behaviour ?
What frequency of contact with exercise professionals is associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What theoretical basis is most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What behaviour change techniques are most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
Improving muscular endurance with the MVe Fitness Chair™ in breast cancer survivors: a feasibility and efficacy study.
OBJECTIVES To assess the feasibility and efficacy of delivering Pilates exercises for resistance training to breast cancer survivors using the MVe Fitness Chair ™ . DESIGN Pilot r and omized controlled trial . METHODS Twenty-six female breast cancer survivors were r and omized to use the MVe Fitness Chair ™ ( n=8 ) , traditional resistance training ( n=8 ) , or a control group ( no exercise ) ( CO ) ( n=10 ) . The MVe Fitness Chair ™ and traditional resistance training groups completed 8 weeks of exercise . Muscular endurance was assessed pre and post-test for comparisons within and between groups using push ups , curl ups , and the Dynamic Muscular Endurance Test Battery for Cancer Patients of Various Ages . RESULTS Feasibility of the MVe Fitness Chair ™ was good , evidence d by over 80 % adherence for both exercise groups and positive narrative feedback . Significant improvements in muscular endurance were observed in the MVe Fitness Chair ™ ( p<0.002 ) and traditional resistance training groups ( p<0.001 ) , but there were no differences in improvement between the MVe Fitness Chair ™ and traditional resistance training groups ( p<0.711 ) indicating that Pilates and traditional resistance training may be equally effective at improving muscular endurance in this population . CONCLUSIONS The MVe Fitness Chair ™ is feasible for use in breast cancer survivors . It appears to promote similar improvements in muscular endurance when compared to traditional resistance training , but has several advantages over traditional resistance training , including cost , logistics , enjoyment , and ease of learning
Interventions to promote exercise in cancer survivors who report better levels of adherence share some common behaviour change techniques .
These involve setting programme goals , prompting practise and self-monitoring and encouraging participants to attempt to generalise behaviours learned in supervised exercise environments to other , non-supervised context s. However , expecting most sedentary survivors to achieve current guideline recommendations of at least 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise is likely to be unrealistic .
BACKGROUND The beneficial effects of regular exercise for people living with or beyond cancer are becoming apparent .
However , how to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary cancer cohorts is not as well understood .
A large majority of people living with or recovering from cancer do not meet exercise recommendations .
Hence , review ing the evidence on how to promote and sustain exercise behaviour is important .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of interventions to promote exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer and to address the following questions : Which interventions are most effective in improving aerobic fitness and skeletal muscle strength and endurance ?
What adverse effects are attributed to different exercise interventions ?
Which interventions are most effective in improving exercise behaviour amongst patients with different cancers ?
Which interventions are most likely to promote long-term ( 12 months or longer ) exercise behaviour ?
What frequency of contact with exercise professionals is associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What theoretical basis is most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?
What behaviour change techniques are most often associated with increased exercise behaviour ?