Friday Update

Love the 4 exercises link. I was a swimmer and gym goer pre bc. I wasn't able to keep this level going during chemo but I did manage to do some mild exercise in a hydro pool in winter. I also did a program through the ymca for cancer patients and eventually the ywca encore program. All these things, doing it when I could most definetly has helped my recovery. I'm still on herceptin but have returned to lap swimming, aquafit, zumba and the gym. Whilst not at the same intensity or daily as yet, I feel myself reclaiming my life and fitness. Even on no structured exercise days I do laps of walking at work (big aircon building) or might do some walking on the treadmill at home. I found it has also reduced my anxiety and improved my sleep quality also. So that's a bonus in itself. I now think about exercising and my diet (I lost 18 kg which I stacked on during treatment) instead of just thinking about breast cancer. Yes...reclaiming my life and feeling so much better about my body, changed forever yes, but feeling okay about myself again.

Picture is of me after my 2nd  Zumba class ..it was 36 degrees...so a cold shower was needed after. I managed 20 minutes straight up then sat every second song out for 60 minutes. My instructor is aware of my recovery needs. I'm  5 months following completion of chemo. Kath x