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 ?
Differential effects of cardiovascular and resistance exercise on functional mobility in individuals with advanced cancer: a randomized trial.
OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of resistance and cardiovascular exercise on functional mobility in individuals with advanced cancer . DESIGN Prospect i ve , 2-group pretest-posttest pilot study with r and omization to either resistance or cardiovascular exercise mode . SETTING Comprehensive community cancer center and a hospital-based fitness facility . PARTICIPANTS Volunteer sample of individuals ( N=66 ; 30 men ; 36 women ; mean age , 62y ) with advanced cancer recruited through the cancer center , palliative care service , rehabilitation department , and a local hospice . INTERVENTIONS Ten weeks of individualized resistance or cardiovascular exercise , prescribed and monitored by oncology-trained exercise personnel . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Functional mobility was assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery ( SPPB ) ; self-reported pain and fatigue were assessed secondarily using visual analog scales . Data were analyzed using a split plot 2 × 2 analysis of variance ( α=.05 ) . RESULTS Fifty-two patients ( 78.8 % ) completed the study : 23 ( 67.7 % ) of 34 patients in the resistance arm and 29 ( 90.6 % ) of 32 patients in the cardiovascular arm . No participant withdrew because of study adverse events . Ten-week outcomes ( n=52 ) included a significant increase in SPPB total score ( P<.001 ) , increase in gait speed ( P=.001 ) , and reduction in fatigue ( P=.05 ) . Although cardiovascular exercise participants had a modestly greater improvement in SPPB total score  than resistance training participants ( F1,49=4.21 , P=.045 ) , the difference was not confirmed in a subsequent intention-to-treat analysis ( N=66 ) . CONCLUSIONS Individuals with advanced cancer appear to benefit from exercise for improving functional mobility . Neither resistance nor cardiovascular exercise appeared to have a strong differential effect on outcome
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 ?