Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Composition Responses to Different Intensities and Frequencies of Exercise Training in Colorectal Cancer Survivors
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Clinical Colorectal Cancer, 2018, 17 (2), pp. e269 - e279
- Issue Date:
- 2018-06-01
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© 2018 Elsevier Inc. The optimal exercise intensity and frequency to promote clinically significant improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition for colorectal cancer survivors is unknown. In a group of 57 colorectal cancer survivors, high-intensity interval exercise promoted superior benefits to the current moderate-intensity exercise guidelines, even with a substantially reduced training frequency and after short-term training withdrawal. Introduction: Deteriorations in cardiorespiratory fitness (V˙O 2peak ) and body composition are associated with poor prognosis after colorectal cancer treatment. However, the optimal intensity and frequency of aerobic exercise training to improve these outcomes in colorectal cancer survivors is unknown. Patients and Methods: This trial compared 8 weeks of moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MICE; 50 minutes; 70% peak heart rate [HR peak ]; 24 sessions), with high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE; 4 × 4 minutes; 85%-95% HR peak ) at an equivalent (HIIE; 24 sessions) and tapered frequency (HIIE-T; 16 sessions) on V˙O 2peak and on lean and fat mass, measured at baseline, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Results: Increases in V˙O 2peak were significantly greater after both 4 (+3.0 mL·kg −1 ·min −1 , P =.008) and 8 (+2.3 mL·kg −1 ·min −1 , P =.049) weeks of HIIE compared to MICE. After 8 weeks, there was a significantly greater reduction in fat mass after HIIE compared to MICE (−0.7 kg, P =.038). Four weeks after training, the HIIE group maintained elevated V˙O 2peak (+3.3 mL·kg −1 ·min −1 , P =.006) and reduced fat mass (−0.7 kg, P =.045) compared to the MICE group, with V˙O 2peak in the HIIE-T also being superior to the MICE group (+2.8 mL·kg −1 ·min −1 , P =.013). Conclusion: Compared to MICE, HIIE promotes superior improvements and short-term maintenance of V˙O 2peak and fat mass improvements. HIIE training at a reduced frequency also promotes maintainable cardiorespiratory fitness improvements. In addition to promoting accelerated and superior benefits to the current aerobic exercise guidelines, HIIE promotes clinically relevant improvements even with a substantial reduction in exercise training and for a period after withdrawal.
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