Exercise
I had expressed my interest in a clinical trial that is looking at exercise and muscle strength that reduces the risk of reoccurence in bc patients.
The trial is taking place in Brisbane so unfortu...
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Do it. exercise is soooo important, with or without breast cancer. To improve your cardiovascular (heart/lung function) fitness, alternate walking and jogging. If you're really unfit, try one minute walking, 30 secs jogging. And then keep increasing the ratio (week by week; increasing about 10% per week) until you can slow jog for a few minutes and fast jog for a minute. If you do this for (say) 30 minutes a day, your fitness will improve in leaps and bounds. But wait, there's more: you can accelerate your fitness (and increase your fat-burning capacity) by doing strength training 2 or 3 times a week. You don't need to go to the gym, just use your body (squats, triceps dips against a bench, lunges, push-ups etc.) Even 15 mins (2 or 3 times a week) will make a huge difference. You'll feel stronger because you will be stronger.
Good luck; set yourself a goal and start today. Don't be mean to yourself, stop when you need to -- just always be ready to start again!
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