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A 3-month dose-escalated resistance training regimen using high-intensity compound exercises is safe and effective for breast cancer survivors, significantly improving body composition, strength, and functional mobility.
If you are a breast cancer survivor, a supervised, high-intensity resistance training program (3x/week for 3 months) is safe and can significantly improve your body composition, strength, and quality of life. Focus on compound movements like squats and deadlifts, progressively increasing the weight, and ensure you are supervised by a qualified professional.
A 3- month dose- escalated resistance training regimen comprising high- intensity compound movements appears safe with a high degree of adherence among breast cancer survivors, resulting in demonstrable improvements in body composition, metabolic parameters, strength increases, and patient- reported quality of life.
Why this rating
Single-arm pilot study with a small sample size (n=40) and no control group, limiting causal inference compared to RCTs.
Source
EXERT‐BC: A pilot study of an exercise regimen designed to improve functional mobility, body composition, and strength after the treatment for breast cancer
David Carpenter et al. · Cancer Medicine · 2024
DOI 10.1002/cam4.7001
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