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ccasper
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9 years ago

Exercise and Cancer

unsure if this has been posted before but here is a link for a doco on catalyst on the ABC. 

Before I started teaching, I was an exercise physiologist. This study is very very interesting and promising. I know it is hard for people to exercise throughout chemo but here is a doco on the benefits.

As I know about the benefits of exercise and cancer from previous study I have continued to exercise: walking 3 times a week, yoga once or twice as well as started back doing gym work. I feel it has helped with my side effects. And received an amazing compliment from a doctor the other day that has never met me before (I don't know whether to say it or not as well I don't want to jinx myself haha).

here it is:  Watching Catalyst Series 17 Ep 14 Exercise And Cancer in iview
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  • Cate64's avatar
    Cate64
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    9 years ago
    Excellent, good luck @ccasper, let me know what you think....

    & you are welcome @submarine...


  • submarine's avatar
    submarine
    Member
    9 years ago
    So funny, you answered the question I was asking in my head! (Ie, I don't know how to run!)
    I will definitely check it out, would be great to have some company!
    Thank you! :smile:
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    Cate64
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    9 years ago
    HI submarine,

    Can I suggest you google for your local parkrun??? Its once a week, its free & the support & motivation you get from fellow parkrunners is amazing. It becomes quite social..

    & NO, you do NOT have to run, many dont, many walk with kids in prams, some walk their dogs, some run, some shuffle. We all go at our own pace..
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    submarine
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    9 years ago
    Thank you for the link ccasper!
    I have been very bad with exercising during chemo (ie I have been doing nothing), and after reading so many positive things about it on this forum, I have decided I would force myself to go for a walk every day, even when I feel like curling up in bed!
    And I did today for the first time!
  • Afraser's avatar
    Afraser
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    9 years ago
    I found that it took cancer to finally get me into a gym membership. Which is pathetic! Walking, yoga, gym work, some weights is all part of just being fitter and healthier irrespective of cancer. Virtually all of it you can do without a gym, although I find the discipline of going somewhere at a certain time keeps me doing it.