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Aerobic exercise has been shown to positively impact cachexia by slowing its development and attenuating muscle loss. The most effective timing, duration, and intensity of exercise as a preventative and protective measure against cancer cachexia remains questionable. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of preconditioning exercise as a protective measure for tumor-mediated muscle wasting. Female LC3 Tg+ and wildtype mice were randomly separated into four groups, sedentary non-tumor bearing (SED + NT), sedentary tumor bearing (SED + T), treadmill exercise non-tumor bearing (TM + NT), and treadmill exercise tumor bearing (TM + T). Mice underwent an 8-week treadmill exercise training protocol (TM) or remained sedentary (SED). Next, mice were implanted with tumor cells (T group; 5 \u00d7 10<jats:sup>5<\/jats:sup> Lewis Lung Carcinoma cells in flank) or remained non-tumor (NT) for 4 weeks. Tumor bearing resulted in a significant decline in cardiac function. SED + T showed a significant decrease in fractional shortening (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) when compared to the other groups. This coincided with an increase in beclin-1 and MyD88 protein expression and decrease in p-FOXO1 (inactivated) protein expression in SED + T mice. Interestingly, preconditioning exercise (exercise prior to tumor bearing) appeared to preserve cardiac function (TM + T not significantly different than SED + NT). Exercise-mediated cardioprotection also coincided with abolished beclin-1 and MyD88 signaling that was not significantly elevated in TM + T mice. Additionally, TM resulted in a 22-fold decrease in estimated tumor volume (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) and a 45% decrease in tumor mass (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05) compared to SED tumors. The data indicate potential cardioprotective effects of preconditioning exercise on preserving cardiac structure and function, as well as regulating autophagic (beclin-1), inflammatory (TGF-\u03b2 and MyD88), and atrophy (p-FOXO1) pathways during tumor bearing. Preconditioning exercise may be an effective and accessible treatment intervention for early-stage cancer survivors. 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