Adapting an Efficacious Peer-Delivered Physical Activity Program for Survivors of Breast Cancer for Web Platform Delivery: Protocol for a 2-Phase Study.

Background: Interventions promoting physical activity (PA) among survivors of cancer improve their functioning, reduce fatigue, and offer other benefits in cancer recovery and risk reduction for future cancer. There is a need for interventions that can be implemented on a wider scale than that is possible in research settings. We have previously demonstrated that a 3-month peer-delivered PA program (Moving Forward Together [MFT]) significantly increased the moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) of survivors of breast cancer.

Mediators of physical activity maintenance during a 12-month randomized controlled trial among breast Cancer survivors.

Purpose: To explore the theoretical constructs that functioned as mediators of interventions for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) maintenance among breast cancer survivors.

Method: 161 survivors were randomized into 3 groups: Reach Plus, Reach Plus Message or Reach Plus Phone. All participants received a 3-month theory-based intervention delivered by volunteer coaches.

Peer mentoring for physical activity adoption and maintenance among breast cancer survivors: moderators of physical activity outcomes.

Purpose: We aimed to identify the moderators of maintenance strategies' effects to assist cancer care organizations that offer peer mentoring physical activity programs.

Methods: A total of 161 inactive breast cancer survivors participated in a 12-month study and were randomized to one of three conditions at baseline. American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery coaches delivered weekly calls to participants for the first 3 months.

Physical Activity Adoption and Maintenance Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Trial of Peer Mentoring.

Background: Peer support can extend the reach of physical activity (PA) interventions. In previous studies, peer support via weekly counseling calls increased PA at 3 and 6 months among breast cancer survivors, compared to contact control. However, effects were attenuated at 6 months.

The Effect of Exercise Training on Total Daily Energy Expenditure and Body Composition in Weight-Stable Adults: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Background: The present study examined, among weight-stable overweight or obese adults, the effect of increasing doses of exercise energy expenditure (EEex) on changes in total daily energy expenditure (TDEE), total body energy stores, and body composition.

Methods: Healthy, sedentary overweight/obese young adults were randomized to one of 3 groups for a period of 26 weeks: moderate-exercise (EEex goal of 17.5 kcal/kg/wk), high-exercise (EEex goal of 35 kcal/kg/wk), or observation group.

Association of Body Esteem with Fitness and Body Fat Among Colorectal Cancer Survivors: Secondary Analyses from a Randomized Trial.

Background: Survival rates among cancer survivors have improved; however, treatments affect body esteem. Body esteem can significantly affect quality of life and depression following cancer treatment. The purpose of these secondary analyses was to examine the relationship between changes in fitness and body fat with changes in body esteem among colorectal cancer survivors who participated in a randomized controlled trial that tested the effects of a 12-week physical activity intervention.

Mediators of physical activity adoption and maintenance among breast cancer survivors.

The purpose of this study is to explore the mediators associated with physical activity (PA) within the adoption and maintenance phase of a PA intervention trial among breast cancer survivors. Overall, 192 breast cancer survivors (average age = 55.9 years) were randomized to an Intervention or Control group.

Predictors of sedentary behavior among colorectal survivors.

Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors spend approximately 9 h per day in sedentary behavior (SED), despite recommendations to reduce sitting time. The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of SED among CRC survivors over a 1-year duration.

Methods: Male and female CRC survivors (< 5 years since diagnosis) participated in a 12-week moderate-to-vigorous physical activity randomized controlled trial.