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 ?
Effects of Exercise on Biobehavioral Outcomes of Fatigue During Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatment is associated with decreased hemoglobin ( Hb ) concentration and aerobic fitness ( VO2 max ) , which may contribute to cancer-related fatigue ( CRF ) and decreased quality of life ( QoL ) .  Endurance exercise may attenuate CRF and improve QoL , but the mechanisms have not been thoroughly investigated . Objectives . To ( a ) determine the feasibility of conducting an exercise intervention among women receiving treatment for breast cancer ; ( b ) examine the effects of exercise on Hb and VO2 max and determine their association with changes in CRF and QoL ; and ( c ) investigate changes in selected inflammatory markers . Methods . Fourteen women receiving chemotherapy for Stages I – II breast cancer were r and omly assigned to exercise ( n = 7 ) or usual care ( n = 7 ) . Women in the exercise group performed supervised , individualized treadmill exercise 2–3 times/week for the duration of chemotherapy ( 9–12 weeks ) . Data were collected 4 times over 15–16 weeks . Results . Recruitment rate was 45.7 % . Sixteen women consented and 14 completed the trial , for a retention rate of 87.5 % . Adherence to exercise protocol was 95–97 % , and completion of data collection was 87.5–100 % . Exercise was well tolerated . VO2 max was maintained at prechemotherapy levels in exercisers but declined in the usual-care group ( p < .05 ) . Hb decreased ( p < .001 ) in all participants as they progressed through chemotherapy . Exercise did not have significant effects on CRF or QoL. Changes in inflammatory markers favored the exercise group . Conclusions . Exercise during chemotherapy may protect against chemotherapy-induced decline in VO2 max but not Hb concentration
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 ?