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 ?
A study of exercise modality and physical self-esteem in breast cancer survivors.
PURPOSE This study , theoretically based on the Exercise Self-Esteem Model , EXSEM , examined effects of exercise modality on physical and global self-esteem ( PSE , GSE ) in breast cancer survivors . The EXSEM posits GSE at the apex with PSE feeding into GSE . PSE has three subdomains : physical condition ( PC ) , attractive body ( AB ) , and physical strength ( PS ) . The goals were to compare the effect of combination modality versus single-modality exercise on PSE and GSE and to explore the relationship between exercise modality and the subdomains of PSE . METHODS Survivors were r and omly allocated to flexibility ( F ) , aerobic ( A ) , resistance ( R ) , or aerobic plus resistance ( AR ) , 12-wk , individualized , home-based exercise program . Pre/posttesting included submaximal treadmill test , six-repetition maximum chest press and leg press , YMCA bench press , shoulder/hip flexibility , and bioelectric impedance analysis body composition . Esteem measures were the Physical Self-Perception Profile and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale . RESULTS Forty-two women completed the study ( F = 12 , A = 10 , R = 9 , and AR = 11 ) . Fitness improvements congruent with exercise modality were seen in all groups . PSE and GSE outcomes did not reveal a greater effect from the combination modality program , AR , compared with the single-modality programs A and R. The relationships between the single-modality groups and the subdomains of PC , PS , and AB were supported in the R group ( PS and AB increased ) and were partially supported in the A group ( PC , not AB , increased ) . CONCLUSIONS A single-modality R program significantly improved all domains of PSE , and participation in the A program improved the PC subdomain . The combination exercise program did not enhance PSE greater than the single-modality programs . EXSEM was a useful framework for exploring esteem in breast cancer survivors
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 ?