Exercise and energy levels during treatment
Hi, I start chemo and immunotherapy for TNBC in a couple of weeks. I am a fairly active person and race mountain bikes as a hobby. My husband and I have been considering trading my analogue mtb in ...
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I’ve been fortunate enough to be part of a clinical exercise study looking at heart health in women undergoing chemo. As part of this I’ve been doing three sessions a week with an exercise physiologist - starting at the same time I started dose dense AC chemo, all through taxol, and soon to resume a week or two after my surgery.
For me it has been a life changing experience to really see the impact of exercise on fatigue. I don’t mean tiredness. I mean, that when you’re experiencing that bone deep fatigue, exercise can be like a medicine. I have had to absolutely drag those bones to some of the sessions, feeling terrible; but I have literally NEVER felt worse later that day.
For me it has been a life changing experience to really see the impact of exercise on fatigue. I don’t mean tiredness. I mean, that when you’re experiencing that bone deep fatigue, exercise can be like a medicine. I have had to absolutely drag those bones to some of the sessions, feeling terrible; but I have literally NEVER felt worse later that day.
I know it’s very different for everyone and I also have relatively good health, mobility and youth on my side.
My exercise sessions have been a mix of cardio and weights but ranging from a moderate walk to a challenging exercise bike session depending on how I feel. It doesn’t have to be flat out hardcore exercise to help.
Plan for the best, my advice is to try to make any sort of exercise a priority if you can. It will really help on so many levels.
My exercise sessions have been a mix of cardio and weights but ranging from a moderate walk to a challenging exercise bike session depending on how I feel. It doesn’t have to be flat out hardcore exercise to help.
Plan for the best, my advice is to try to make any sort of exercise a priority if you can. It will really help on so many levels.