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 ?
Exercise maintains sexual activity in men undergoing androgen suppression for prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial
Background : Previous research has shown exercise to be an effective method to mitigate many adverse treatment-related effects of and rogen suppression therapy ( AST ) but the potential impact of exercise on sexual activity remains unknown . The purpose of this investigation was to report the effect of a 12-week exercise program on sexual activity in prostate cancer patients undergoing AST . Methods : Fifty-seven prostate cancer patients undergoing AST were r and omly assigned to an exercise program ( resistance and aerobic modes ; n=29 ) or usual care control ( n=28 ) . Sexual activity was assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer prostate cancer-specific quality of life question naire ( QLQ-PR25 ) . Results : QLQ-PR25 data were log transformed and analysis of covariance was used to compare sexual activity between groups following the intervention adjusted for baseline activity . No differences in sexual activity were observed between the exercise and control groups before the intervention . There was a significant ( P=0.045 ) adjusted group difference in sexual activity following the 12-week intervention . Patients undergoing usual care decreased sexual activity while patients in the exercise program maintained their level of sexual activity . At baseline , 20.6 and 22.2 % of participants in the exercise and control groups reported a major interest in sex ( that is , high libido ) . Following the intervention , the exercise group had a significantly higher percentage of participants reporting a major interest in sex ( exercise=17.2 % vs control=0 % ; P=0.024 ) . Conclusions : Participation in a short-term exercise program result ed in the maintenance of sexual activity in prostate cancer patients undergoing AST
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 ?