Changes in Sedentary Time and Physical Activity of Livestrong(R) Cancer Survivor Program Participants

The purpose of this investigation was to identify changes in sedentary time (SED) and physical activity (PA) of cancer survivors enrolled in a post-treatment, 12 week, Livestrong(R) group exercise program. Eleven cancer survivors (1 Male and 10 Females; 51.8+ or -9.27 yrs, BMI=26.6+ or -4.1), representing a variety of cancer and treatment backgrounds, volunteered and wore armband activity monitors (BodyMedia(R) SenseWear) for seven consecutive days. No significant differences were observed in weekly minutes (mean + or - SE) from week 1 to week 6 for SED (6484.5 + or - 155.6 vs. 6114.6 + or - 246.3, respectively), MOD (366.5 + or - 67.7 vs. 373.8 + or - 51.4, respectively), MV (369.3 + or - 68.6 vs. 378.7 + or - 51.5, respectively) or VIG (2.7 + or - 1.3 vs. 4.9 + or - 1.9, respectively).