Can we HIIT cancer if we attack inflammation?
Efthymios PapadopoulosDaniel Santa MinaPublished in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2017)
Physical exercise offers numerous health-related benefits to individuals with cancer. Epidemiologic research has primarily been concerned with conventional exercise training that aligns with the recommendations of 150 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week. These recommendations are safe and effective at improving physical and psychosocial outcomes. Given the extensive evidence for generalized physical activity, researchers have begun to explore novel training regimens that may provide additional health benefits and/or improved adherence. Specifically, exercise at higher intensities may offer more or different benefits than conventional training approaches with potentially profound effects on the tumor microenvironment. This commentary focuses on the physiological effects of high-intensity interval training, also known as "HIIT," and its potential antineoplastic properties.
Keyphrases
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- high intensity
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- lymph node metastasis
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