The Benefits of Exercise in Breast Cancer

Campos, Milena dos Santos Barros; Feitosa, Roberta Helena Fernandes; Mizzaci, Carolina Christianini; Flach, Maria do Rosário Toscano von; Siqueira, Betty Janny Maia; Mastrocola, Luiz Eduardo

Milena dos Santos Barros Campos Mailing Address: Milena dos Santos Barros Campos •, Hospital São Lucas, Rede D'Or – Av. Cel. Stanley da Silveira. Postal Code 49015-400, Aracaju, SE – Brazil. E-mail: millybarros@yahoo.com

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Clínica e Hospital São Lucas, RedeD'Or São Luiz, Aracaju, SE – Brazil

Divisão de Cardiologia do Hospital Universitário de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE – Brazil

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Roberta Helena Fernandes Feitosa

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Gerência dos Sistemas de Informações Epidemiológicas – Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, Goiânia, GO – Brazil

Carolina Christianini Mizzaci

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Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP – Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-1570

Maria do Rosário Toscano von Flach

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Fundação Bahiana para Desenvolvimentodas Ciências (FBDC), Salvador, BA – Brazil

Betty Janny Maia Siqueira

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Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, PE – Brazil

Luiz Eduardo Mastrocola

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Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, SP – Brazil

Mailing Address: Milena dos Santos Barros Campos •, Hospital São Lucas, Rede D'Or – Av. Cel. Stanley da Silveira. Postal Code 49015-400, Aracaju, SE – Brazil. E-mail: millybarros@yahoo.com

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Intensity	Description	Examples
Light <3 metabolic equivalents (METs)	Requires minimum effort, with small increase in HR and RR increase. On a 0-10 scale, perceived exertion ranges from 1 to 4. One can breathe calmly, talk, or even sing during exercise	Standing or sitting, washing dishes, doing arts and crafts
Moderate 3 – 5.9 METs	Requires greater physical effort, with perceptible but moderate increments in RR and HR. On a 0-10 scale, perceived exertion ranges from 5 to 6. One can talk with difficulty but not sing	Walking at > 5 Km/h; cycling at < 5 Km/h, double tennis, and ballroom dancing
Vigorous > 6 METs	Requires great physical effort with large increments in RR and HR. On a 0-10 scale, perceived exertion ranges from 7 to 8. One is not able to talk duringthe exercise.	Running, slope walking, bicycling at > 16 km/h, aerobic dancing

	Frequency	Intensity	Duration/performance	Quality
Aerobic	Patient should start exercises twice a week and progressively increase until 3-5 times a week	Patient should be instructed about effort perception. If exercises are well tolerated (without symptoms or side effects), the intensity of exercises should not be different from that in healthy population. Intensity should be from moderate to vigorous	Exercise duration should be increased according to patient tolerance. A target of 75min/week of vigorous exercise or 150min/week of moderate exercise should be aimed	Rhythmic, prolonged exercises that use large muscle groups. Examples: swimming, walking, bicycling, dancing
Resistance	2-3 days a week	Moderate intensity (60-70% maximum repetitions)	Sets of 8 - 12 repetitions	Programs should include weights, resistance training equipment, functional tasks with weights, using the main large muscle groups
Flexibility	Exercises can be performed daily, according to patient's condition			Programs should include stretching exercises. Attention to body parts with restricted mobility due to treatment

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The Benefits of Exercise in Breast Cancer

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