Prehabilitation - Enhanced Recovery After Colorectal Surgery

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients (age = 18 years) suffering from colorectal diseases needing an
operative treatment and treated along our ERAS pathway

- Patients suffering from colorectal cancer, diverticulosis, benign tumors such as
polyps or inflammatory bowel disease and surgically treated (i.e. rectosigmoid
resection, anterior resection of rectum, ileocaecal/right hemicolectomy, left
hemicolectomy, abdominoperineal resection or total/subtotal colectomy), and patients
undergoing reversal of Stoma and Hartmann procedures will be included.

- Informed Consent as documented by signature

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients suffering from severe dementia or other cognitive impairment, what hinders
them to give informed consent

- Patients with a physical impairment, who can't perform the necessary physical Training

- Patients, who are not able or willing to attend the physical training at the institute
of physiotherapy of the Kantonsspital Winterthur

- Inability of the participant to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to
language problems, psychological disorders, etc.

- Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding
and during the present study

- Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent
persons