Exercise programme
cancer
CANCER
The ExPeCT exercise programme has been described previously [Exercise intensity was prescribed using individualised heart rate reserve (HRR) ranges in accordance with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines [The occurrence and severity of any incidents were recorded by the chartered physiotherapist from the time of consent to completion of the programme at 6 months on a standardised reporting form.From T0 to T3, patients attended weekly exercise classes. Polar heart rate data was downloaded at each weekly class. From T3 to T6, patients conducted unsupervised home-based exercise only, and attended research centres once monthly to download Polar heart rate data. The control group was given the standard physical activity recommendations for cancer survivors and continued to receive usual standard of care. Control participants were offered an exercise advice session following completion of the T6 assessment. Further detail of the exercise intervention is given in the published protocol [