MEN'S HEALTH
Exercise helps counter anxiety from active surveillance
A mature man jogging along a lagoon on a beach was photographed in the journal.
Many men with low-risk prostate cancer who are on active surveillance (the wait-and-see approach) are stressed and anxious about their condition. A new study has found that exercise, specifically high-intensity interval training (HIIT), can help men manage these emotions. 52 men on active surveillance for prostate cancer participated in the study and completed questionnaires about their fear of cancer progression, quality of life, and emotional health. Following that, half of the men participated in 12 weeks of supervised HIIT training, while the other half did not.
The exercisers used a treadmill three times per week, alternating between low-intensity walking and high-intensity jogging five to eight times.