Home-based Exercise Training for Lung Cancer Patients Awaiting Surgery

"1\) Home-based aerobic and resistance exercise training (preoperative period)~Dose of aerobic exercise:~1. Type: Walking~2. Frequency: 3 sessions per week~3. Duration: 30 minutes~4. Intensity: Rate of perceived exertion on Borg Category Ratio-10 (3-5)~5. Progression: Increase the walking duration in 10 minutes (after week 2)~Dose of resistance exercise:~1. Type: Six exercises for upper and lower limbs using bodyweight and free-wights of 1-2kg~2. Frequency: 2 sessions per week~3. Duration: 2 sets x 15 repetitions~4. Rest in-between sets: 45 seconds~5. Intensity:Rate of perceived exertion on Borg Category Ratio-10 (3-5)~6. Progression: Increase the number of sets (3 sets of 15 repetitions after week~2\) Weekly telephone supervision: A physical therapist carried out weekly telephone calls with all participants to monitor adverse events, give positive reinforcement and recommend strategies to overcome barriers that arise during the exercise program."