Table 3 Summary of evidence-based exercise recommendations for improving MetS variables in prostate cancer patients on ADT

From: A review of clinical effects associated with metabolic syndrome and exercise in prostate cancer patients

 

Frequency (days per week)

Intensity

Duration

Description

Aerobic+resistance training67, 68

Up to 5

Moderate to vigorous

60 min

Aerobic exercise

20–30 min of walking, rowing or cycling at 75–80% estimated HRmax

Resistance exercise

Exercises targeting major muscle groups performed for ~3 sets of 6–12 RM

High-intensity aerobic interval training70

3

55–100% VO2max

35 min

5–25-min intervals of cycle ergometry

  1. Abbreviations: ADT, androgen deprivation therapy; HRmax, heart rate max; MetS, metabolic syndrome; RM, repetition maximum; VO2max, maximal oxygen uptake.