Cancer
Active EP focuses on providing exercise to alleviate symptoms and promote independence and routine during treatment. We know the exercise can help to make you feel better both during and after treatment with research finding exercise can help to reduce the risk of recurrence and improve the outcomes of treatment.
Cancer specific programs:
- Address side effects of current treatments
- Improve strength, power and endurance
- Maintain bone and muscle mass
- Psychological wellbeing
- Cancer related fatigue
- Immune function
Why is it important to exercise?
- The potential benefits of exercise during and after treatment are significant and research has proved its effectiveness.
- Exercising during chemotherapy can help ease side effects, such as fatigue and nausea, and can help to boost the immune system of those undergoing cancer treatments.
- Chemotherapy side effects can sometimes make exercising tough, but it’s recommended to try to be as active as possible during treatment.
- Post treatment and during remission exercise can help t improve strength and endurance that may have been lost during the treatment process.
- It is also important to consider the psychological wellbeing both during and post cancer treatment which exercise can help with.
What can Active EP do?
- The Exercise Physiologists at Active EP know how to prescribe the correct dosage of exercise based on variables such as treatment status, type of cancer, functional capacity, physical limitations and exercise history.
- Specialized exercise considerations suited to various cancer types including breast, prostate and bowel cancer.
- Graded exercise therapy to improve cancer related fatigue and get you back into the activities you previously enjoyed.
Make an appointment with one of our Exercise Physiologists to help manage your cancer related symptoms.