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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 ...
Hi @colthul, I really found exercise helpful but I was not about to bike ride haha I actually fell off attempting one haha but eventually I could bike ride again. Chemo was a bit hard but I did walk every single day, still do. I also did weights snd other exercises I got from an exercise physiologist. After my third chemo of AC I found a few of my daily walk really tough as it really pushed my heart rate up and even a slight incline was hard to walk up. But I got through it.
Post chemo and radium I still walk an hr 6 days a week and go to pilates and water aerobics. I do get days i just can't do anything and I do give myself permission to do nothing sometimes. I am a high achiever so found not being able to do what I use to a bit hard but I have accepted my limitations and I love my exercises and look forward to it.
Like everyone said we are all different. Some do exercise and others really struggle with the treatment. You can't plan it really and will just have to see how you go. Best wishes to you xx
Post chemo and radium I still walk an hr 6 days a week and go to pilates and water aerobics. I do get days i just can't do anything and I do give myself permission to do nothing sometimes. I am a high achiever so found not being able to do what I use to a bit hard but I have accepted my limitations and I love my exercises and look forward to it.
Like everyone said we are all different. Some do exercise and others really struggle with the treatment. You can't plan it really and will just have to see how you go. Best wishes to you xx