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Exercise and Cancer
The beautiful woman that gives my my oncology massage recommended this Catalyst program to me yesterday. I'm sharing it here because I think it's one of the most significant pieces of research I've seen. Short version:
* Exercising during chemotherapy can enhance treatment and prevent muscle loss
* Exercise has proven benefits to treatment
* Exercise can help to fight cancer and prevent recurrence
There's a sensible warning at the end of the program; anyone currently under treatment should speak to their doctor and see an exercise physiologist before embarking on an exercise program. Probably also a good idea for anyone with post-surgical issues or reconstruction.
I highly recommend watching the whole program.
Love to all.
Meg
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Hi Michelle,
Thanks, as always, for your great feedback. It's made me re-think my exercise too. Like you, I'm going to get some professional advice. There is no upper limit to how well we can be.Meg
XXI also saw this and thought it very interesting. My oncologist also alluded to the benefit of exercise. Last night's program was about the relationship between stress and cancer' s spread: also interesting and the benefit of exercise in reducing stress makes it even more important.
Hi Meg,
Just watched the whole show and you are right - very significant program and results!
The range of exercises surprised me, as I had been relying on cardio mainly and doing very little resistance training.
Will now check out an exercise physiologist locally and see if they can design a program for me. The drop in recurrence figures is a great motivator.
Enjoyed your latest blog - stay well - thanks for sharing this link.
xx Michelle
