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 a short-term differently dosed aerobic exercise on maximum aerobic capacity in breast cancer survivors: a pilot study.
BACKGROUND / AIM Regular physical activity and exercise improves quality of life and possibly reduces risk of disease relapse and prolongs survival in breast cancer survivors . The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a 3-week moderate intensity aerobic training , on aerobic capacity ( VO2max ) in breast cancer survivors . METHODS A prospect i ve , r and omized clinical study included 18 female breast cancer survivors in stage I-IIIA , in which the primary treatment was accomplished at least 3 months before the study inclusion . In all the patients  VO2max  was estimated using the Astr and 's protocol on a bicycle-ergometer ( before and after 3 weeks of training ) , while subjective assessment of exertion during training were estimated by the Category-Ratio RPE Scale . Each workout lasted 21 minutes : 3 minutes for warm-up and cool-down each and 15 min of full training , 2 times a week . The workload in the group E1 was predefined at the level of 45 % to 65 % of individual VO2max , and in the group E2 it was based on subjective evaluation of exertion , at the level marked 4 - 6 . Data on the subjective feeling of exertion were collected after each training course in both groups . RESULTS We recorded a statistically significant improvement in VO2max in both groups ( E1 - -11.86 % ; E2 - -17.72 % ) , with no significant differences between the groups . The workload level , determined by the percent of VO2max , was different between the groups E1 and E2 ( 50.47 + /- 7.02 % vs 55.58 + /- 9.58 % ) , as well as subjective perception of exertion ( in the groups E1 and E2 , 11.6 % and 41.6 % of training , respectively , was grade d in the mark 6 ) . CONCLUSION In our group of breast cancer survivors , a 3-week moderate intensity aerobic training significantly improved the level of VO2max
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 ?