• Change in Aerobic Capacity [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
• Change in body composition [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Recent studies have suggested that individuals diagnosed with colon cancer who are inactive and/or overweight, may have poorer survival outcomes. Exercise training has been shown to improve fitness and body composition in other cancer survivor groups. We hypothesize that an exercise training program will be a safe, feasible, and effective intervention to improve the fitness and body composition of a group of colon cancer survivors.

• Behavioral: Exercise Training
• Other: Usual Care

• Experimental: Exercise
• Other: Usual Care, no intervention

Inclusion Criteria:

• Histologically confirmed Stage II or III colon cancer diagnosis
• Less than or equal to 1 year since the completion of all adjuvant treatment
• Negative Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) or completed Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (PARmed-X) form
• 18 years of age or older
• Ability to understand and provide written informed consent in English
• Willingness to be randomized
• Willingness to complete outcome measures at each assessment time point
• Available for the duration of study intervention period
• Able to travel to our fitness centre 3/week for the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any absolute contraindication to to exercise testing or training
• Evidence of active disease (metastatic, recurrent, or unresectable colon cancer)
• Any uncontrolled medical condition or psychiatric illness that would prevent completion of the exercise program or interfere with the study assessments